Here are large "weapons" spoilers.

Zack Kreger's "weapons" is a critical and financial hit, and for good reason: It's pretty damn great. The scary, funny portrait of Creger of a few characters in a small city that opposes the mystery and the supernatural had a fantastic marketing campaign that kept most of its twists and turns a secret. The The trailers only gave the basic premise: At 2:17 pm, 17 children from the same classroom from the same ward left their house, ran in the darkness of their suburban neighborhood and disappeared. It is an intriguing setting, and much of the "weapons" is dedicated to several characters who are quarreling with the outcome of such an inexplicable event.

In the end, the film gives an answer about what is happening here. A witch threw some dark magic to attract all the missing children so that they could essentially suck their energy to stay young and alive. Creger wisely keeps the specifics wrapped in the unexplained - we really don't know How The magical things of Halloween, and we really don't need.

The witch, named Gladys, plays the great Amy Madigan, and Madigan's presence was mostly left out of marketing (you can catch quick views on her and there in the trailers). I understand why they kept Madigan from promotional material, but now that the "weapons" is in the theaters and draws a crowd, I want to give a potentially far -reaching idea: Warner's brosal should impose Amy Madigan as the best Oscar nomination for the actress.

Gladis of Madigan or Aunt Gladis as is known to young Alex Lily (Carrie Christopher), the only child of the class who no It disappears, is the villain of the film, and the character is thoroughly frightening and disgusting. Sports clothing for makeup and colorful clothes, she holds like a sick thumb and makes every situation unpleasant and strange. She also has the opportunity to fold the people of her will. Not only did she kidnap these children, but there are also poor parents of Alex under her magic, and in one of the most unimportant scenes in the film, she forces Alex to watch as he makes his parents stab, constantly, with forks. She tries to prove the point: she can do everything she wants for Alex's parents, and she, unless he is ready to follow his rules and keep the dark secrets.

Madigan's work in the role is pleasantly twisted - it hits all the real notes to make Gladis a top frightening monster of the film. But perhaps even more interesting are the tinted touches of mankind that Madigan bears the role. Gladys is sick and dying (not clear How She is old, but at one point, she is lying and says that Alex's parent has "consumption", indicating that she is pretty damn and does not realize that people are no longer descending with that disease). At one point in the film, Alex notices Gladis lying on the floor of the bedroom, sore and spent, her wig was removed, her body shrinks. She looks very tired and very weak and offers a kind of explanation of that Why She does what she does: she wants to improve.

This is, of course, a selfish desire - she is ready to hurt, and even kill people if it means she can live a little longer. But Madigan is so good here that he manages to make Gladis Almost It looks cute at this point. We cannot condemn what she is doing, but we understand Why She does. I wouldn't call Madigan's "subtle" performance, but she manages to make his villain more layered than you expect. At the same time, we also hate how wicked this witch is, and we enjoy the funny violent grand finale of the film in which the missing kids revolt, Cheis Gladis and literally split it.

I'm not really much of the rewards. I often find the Oscars frustrating and even a kind of boring, and I think the policy that goes along with the process is gross and turns the art of movies into a sporting event. At the same time, I would like if the Academy recognized Madigan. She was nominated for the best support actress once, in 1986 for "twice in life", so the case can be made that as a seasonal professional, she has long been late for another hell.

"I've always been a huge fan of her, and I just know she can do something," Director Zack Kreger told me about Madigan. "You Watch Her in 'Field of Dreams' and She's This Firecracker and Totally Bouncy and Just Really Funny. And then you watch her and 'gone baby gone,' and she's just Heavy. And then you watch her in 'Carnivale,' and She Intiming. I was just like, 'she can excel at everytime i need this character to Excel in.' "Gladys is a big, Loud Villain, but Madigan Finds a way to bring things to role that a Lesser. Her screen time is not huge, but she makes it every second. It is the type of performance that deserves the awards attention. Last year, many people tried to Gonzo on Nicolas Cage turned into Longles to earn a nomination. After all, no, but if Cage can get pressure, why not Amy Madigan?

True, the Oscars don't have the best record when it comes to horror (last year nominations for the "substance" were considered a major change for the horror genre). But there is a precedent here: Ruth Gordon was nominated for - and wins! - The best actress Oscar for her unforgettable twist as a smiling satanist mini castvet in "The Baby of Rosemary", "" And Madigan's performance often feels like channeling a very unforgettable character work that Gordon made in that horror classic. So if you listen, the academy, do the right thing: send the Aunt Gladis to the Oscars.