The creepy expectations were indeed warranted. I had a great time with Clayface! I’m excited to see his character again later on in the DCU.

The acting was superb on everyone’s part. The leads held my attention for the whole movie.

The music and sound design were fantastic. Not too much, just the right amount.

The talk of the town is that this has much creepiness in it and it certainly delivered on that. The gruesome scenes were squeamish for the most-part. Certain scenes will make you turn away or close your eyes. But even so, they’re such impactful scenes. And Tom Rhys Harris sold every single one of those scenes that he was in.

My main knowledge of Clayface (Matt Hagen) is from the Batman The Animated Series episodes from the 90’s. I’ve also seen him in various other mediums including comics. And of course this particular version of Clayface debuted on the Creature Commandos animated series from 2024/2025. And that was a fully realized Clayface that takes place in relatively present day, whereas this takes place at some point in the DCU’s past.

The visuals and prosthetics for this movie certainly should win some awards. I know that a lot of the facial effects were practical and they look amazing.

The story was essentially as I expected it for the most part. The pacing I think was done well. It wasn’t a long movie but it felt longer than it was, which I liked considering we don’t know when we’ll see Clayface again. You really feel for all the characters who you’re meant to feel for and are happy when the villains get what’s coming to them. But it never takes away from the tragic journey of Matt.

The horror aspect was well-done. Perhaps not as extravagant as modern horror movies are, but the scenes that were gory were affective.

Oh, and it was cool to see our first look at the DCU’s live-action Gotham finally!

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Mid-credit scenes: Nope

End-credit scenes: Nope