Ugh... another artsy horror movie flop

Rating: 1/10 (9 June 2018)

The problem with this kind of films is that they try to take horror to another level, without realizing that instead of improving the genre, they're actually degrading it.
I know that the script isn't the strongest element in an horror film, but if the writers are going to develop it as a crucial one, they have to make sure to don't leave loose ends, as happens on Hereditary. It begins to oberwhelm you in a complex history as the movie makes entrance to a fatal third act.
But the script isn't the worst of it all. This slow-paced suspense-less movie takes you on a journey of scenes full of tease. When something is going to happen (or you think that something is going to happen)... boom! The scene ends right there.
Another thing I really hated was the atmosphere, I mean, almost all of the scenes have a faint but visible light on the background, ¿hello? ¡You're making a freakin' horror movie here!
In regards of the performances, I guess they're aceptable... in a quarter of the movie. Toni Collette has a really strong acting in one particular scene in the dinning room, but almost all of the cast's performances are way too over-acted, more like an unintended comedy than a drama or a frightened human. Specially Alex Wolff, who's performance is pathetic in all ways possible.
I guess Milly Shapiro's performance and character is the best of the movie, but not good enough to save the whole ship. The finest part of the film involves her, which I'll skip that info to avoid spoilers.
Sometimes I hate one of my many rules regarding to the movies world, which is that once I start watching a film, I must get to see it through the end, no matter how bad it is. I wish I have had walk out the cinema amidst the projection.
Would I recomend this movie? Absolutely no.
Would it worth to give it one chance? If you hated the similar filmmaked "The VVitch: A New-England Folktale" directed by Robert Eggers, avoid it at all cost. Don't waste your time and money, trust me, is the same boring pretentious hipster horror film. But on the other hand, if you enjoyed the latest, or that kind of unorthodox horror movies, yeah, give it a shot, you'll probably love it and praise it as the credits begin to roll in the deep black rectangle.