A fairly well-done horror movie that has a little too much going on.

Rating: 7/10 (4 January 2019)

I enjoyed this movie. It has plenty of creepy moments and imagery and some really good performances from the leads, particularly Toni Collette. I went into this movie knowing nothing about it and I found the twists and turns of the story pretty interesting, even though its not the most original horror movie story going.
The biggest problem with this movie is that the pacing drags a bit towards the end. This movie would have worked really well if it was around 90 minutes long, but at 2 hours the pacing definitely doesn't feel consistent throughout. There's also a few really cheesy horror effects that don't really fit with the tone of the movie. I won't spoil what they are, but they're the kind of effects that would be right at home in some PG-13 jump scare movie like Paranormal Activity or Truth or Dare. Fortunately, there's not too many jump scares in Hereditary, and the movie relies mostly on tension and atmosphere for its scares. It's not the most original or tightly paced horror movie out there, but its still pretty well done.