Best horror film in years

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2019)

The movie opens with a funeral and the death of the main character's mother. You notice during the eulogy, no one is particularly overcome with grief..toni c's character was possibly raised by a narcissistic parent and we know the damage they can cause. Toni Colette had overcome and continued to do so as a loving parent. The sympathy and hope for t.c.s character was established well in my opinion.
The writer did this for a reason and it worked so we could suffer the horrific shock as to what lies ahead for the family. There is an emotional tragic tone as soon as the 1st "tragedy" took place and it never goes away. It is horrific and gut wrenching. The horrific scene is seared into my brain. Toni Colette is that tearful mother. I don't really cry at horror films but I almost did watching that certain scene. I like Conan the barbarian movies and am no easy tear dropper. From then on you realize even though the grand mother is dead the effects from her life carry onward. The feeling of absolute desperation for the family to beat evil never went away for me. Some horror movies don't get the same reaction from me. But....all of this hope only to find out this is one absolutely bleak horror film that built tension, desperation, throughout, masterfully. I was wanting and hoping they would over come. Don't wrongs get righted? They do in many other horror films. The kids are basically innocent and even they were not immune to this evil bleakness grandma carried onto them. The ending ties it all up with the questions being answered and why this evil befell them and yes it is rather horrifying and disturbing. Not unique but done better than anything I have seen with similar stories. Some didn't care for it but i liked the slow build up and the ending answered what it needed to. I think it is a a better horror film compared to rose mary's baby. I only say this because that is what some have compared it to. This is a time when some horror movies can be made better than the older films with similar ideas. I believe this horror film was the best to come out in a long time. A film that horrified me like it is supposed to. I thought horror films were dead and lamented that the genre produces nothing horrific anymore so this film was direly needed. It is not perfect and i don't understand some of the scenes yet..i give it a 9 because it isn't perfect.