Good but temper your expectations. *Contains Spoilers*

Rating: 7/10 (26 June 2018)

I would caution anyone who intends to view this film to temper their expectations. After reading several reviews and talking to people who had watched Hereditary, I went in expecting the scariest film of the decade and whilst it was undoubtedly unsettling at times and the tension was palpable, (enhanced by the score) I left the cinema wanting a little bit more. To summarise briefly, I think a more ambiguous ending would have served the film better and I would have much preferred the role of Charlie to have been developed further as I think it was a brilliant performance by Milly Shapiro and would have enhanced the terror. The biggest change I would make to Hereditary would be to bridge the gap from normality to the suspension of belief further. I feel there was subtlety early on and then blown out of the window in just one scene. I really enjoyed the visceral aspect of the grief and trauma suffered by the family and thought Toni Collette depicted this fantastically well, especially during the family meal where the simmering, underlying anger bubbled to the surface and showed the human aspect of the tale. All in all a decent watch and definitely a few scenes that will live with me but, as mentioned earlier, I just wanted a little bit more. 7.5/10