Kiddie horror that is over-hyped

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2020)

No, No, No, No, No so over hyped!! The film follows a family (pretty disjointed one at that!) where the grandmother dies and some creepy events take place over the next hour and a half amongst the remaining family members.
I'm not going to spoil the details for you but the only positive I see from this film is a pretty good performance from Toni Collette (who I kept thinking was going to break into a nightmare version of the Australian, Muriel in Muriel's Wedding!).
I went to the cinema showing (unwittingly) expecting a horror film in the mould of The Exorcist and I was let down. You see I was taken in by the clever marketing campaign that compares this film to such horror classics as the aforementioned The Exorcist. Nowhere near and a bad comparison.
I should have seen the warning signs. I mean a 15 rated film! How can that live up to real horror. It is more kiddie horror used by studios to maximize audiences. The music score (especially over the end credits) reminded me more of the cult music of the islanders on The Wicker Man! Director Ari Aster has revealed a mildly entertaining thriller with perhaps one shocking event. Just don't entertain this film. Wait for it to appear late night on one of the free to air TV channels if you must!