The Polygon report added that though Weapons was not a direct metaphor for grief, its chaotic and mysterious tone emerged as a byproduct of emotional upheaval. He said he was exhausted of grief-as-metaphor horror movies, but the energy of the grief is in the film.

Zach Cregger’s follow-up to 'Barbarian' sees him exploring similar territory about the evils of suburbia, with sprawling (and uneven) results.

Cregger's follow-up to "Barbarian" offers an even more ambitious cross between domestic horror and sketch comedy.