Slow moving but leaves you with a creepy payoff direction.

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2018)

Hereditary (4 out of 5 stars).
Hereditary is going to be that type of horror movie were it will divide the audiences on either you like it or hate it. It is a bit artsy, creepy, and disturbing. The cast delivers a great performance, the plot can be slow moving. It does have that slow set up. More similar to the horror movie set up like Rosemary's Baby. Sure, that is were the filmmakers are trying to aim for. I did not find the movie to be scary at all. But very creepy and disturbing feel.
The less you know about the plot the better the reveal is. The plot follows Annie (Toni Collette). She is an artist to miniature models. Also, has a miniature models of a life story of her family and the situation with her sick mother. After her mother passes away. She barely knew much about her mother. Besides she has many friends and kept a very secretive life. After her passing, Annie, and her husband Steve (Gabriel Byrne), her son Peter (Alex Wolff), and Charlie (Milly Shapiro) start experiencing some unknown things. That begins happening around them.
The plot is slow moving. So do expect a slow set up with the characters. Annie barely knew her mother. Her husband is a passive guy but tries to do what is best for their children. Peter feels like a black sheep with the family. And Charlie who is distant with the family, making tiny models, and is more of a loner type of child.
The direction by Ari Aster delivers a sharp tone. The story is a slow set up. But slowly things do become a little weird. When they start seeing Annie's mother. People in that town act differently or weird. And there are strange symbols on light poles or on walls. Annie begins to feel like she is losing her mind. The set design is mainly consist of them being in Annie's house. When a creepy situation like someone hanging in a corner of a dark room is slowly lurking. It gets very uncomfortable. And there is plenty of more of those horror techniques when the film gets closer to the climax.
Toni Collette is great as Annie. Her performance is through the roof amazing. Alex Wolff was also good too. Milly Shapiro playing a silent girl type is great. The cinematography was great in capturing this uncomfortable feeling. The film does get very disturbing when it reaches the climax. And the film does its job as a horror movie making you feel disturbed even after the movie. Without giving away any spoilers.
Overall, Hereditary is a good horror film. It does not have much scares. It does have a creepy and disturbing direction. The acting is great. The direction and script delivers an uncomfortable setting. The plot is very slow moving with its pace. Which is were it may lose the audience. But the payoff was definitely worth it.