Awesome acting, half-assed script, terrible ending

Rating: 4/10 (4 August 2018)

I really enjoyed The Witch. I like it when a movie takes it's time to develop atmosphere. When people complained about Blade Runner 2049 being to long I thought about what I think could be left out, and I couldn't think of anything.
The problem with Hereditary is, that it does build up a lot of tension, but in the end it doesn't deliver. Or at least you wish it wouldn't, because what you get is the lamest and most senseless plot revelation I got to see in any major production since... I don't even remember when. And worse than that: it's not even well executed. One special effect is so bad, it would have been laughable in the 80s. And what it shows is even totally unnecessary, as was already established one scene earlier.
All in all it looks like a movie with a some good ideas for a family drama, which was then spoiled by some underdeveloped horror/mystery plot elements. 4 stars mainly for exceptional good acting and some very good dramatic scenes in the first half.