Everything I wanted from a horror movie

Rating: 10/10 (28 October 2019)

Let me start off by saying that I am not a big horror fan. Horror is the most subjective genre and different people get scared by different things. I personally don't find find modern horror movies like the conjuring, insidious etc scary. So I am happy that I finally found a movie that actually scared and deeply disturbed me in a really long time.
The best aspect of this movie was how complex and well written the main characters were, compared to the poorly written, bland, boring one-dimensional stupid teenagers that we are so used to seeing in modern horror movies. Another great aspect of this movie were the feelings of sadness and dread that is present throughout the movie. This movie has some really scary sequences which involves slowing building tension and dread without relying on cheap jump scares. The themes of grief, depression, mental illness and loss were incorporated very well into the story in a metaphorical manner. Toni Colette's performance was the best I've seen all year and it's a crime that she wasn't nominated for an oscar.
However I felt that, a small aspect during the climax could've been presented in a better manner. The naked cult members during the end turned out to be unintentionally funny instead of creepy and came close to ruining the atmosphere of the scene.
Overall I think this is one of the best horror movies of this century right next to the witch, tumbbad, babadook etc.