Some may even forget about some lesser-knownScarlett Johansson movies, including 1997’sHome Alone 3orThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
Johansson plays Ashley Parker, the daughter of the sheriff.
As Ashley, Johansson breaks up with her boyfriend and nearly escapes abduction.
The performance ofEight Legged Freakswas somewhat mixed.
On a budget of $30 million, the movie only grossed $45 million at the box office.
Furthermore, it earned a disappointing 48% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The pace becomes slower in the second half, losing its audience’s attention.
Audiences may not be scared, but they’ll certainly have something to say about the giant spiders.
In reality,Eight Legged Freaks’imperfections are what make it so good.
The movie is far from perfect but has a charm to it.
It is meta, over-the-top, and flawed in the best of ways.
It is for pure entertainment purposes.
Eight Legged Freaksalso stands out as one of Johansson’s only horror moviesto date.
Even then, it is still a horror comedy.
In this way,Eight Legged Freaksis a reminder that perhapsScarlet Johanssonshould try out another horror movie someday.
Eight Legged Freaks is a horror-comedy film that takes place in the Arizona town of Prosperity, where toxic waste dumping has caused spiders to grow to enormous size and become aggressive. The spiders begin to attack the town’s residents, and a group of survivors, including a spider expert and the local sheriff, must band together to stop the eight-legged menace.
