Best horror film to come along in some time

Rating: 10/10 (23 May 2019)

The buzz/hype machine was up to 11 on this film... "scariest thing I ever seen" etc. Not wanting to risk my hard won cash, I held off on the theater release.
I bit the bullet and gave it a whirl at home. I was not disappointed. Everyone turns in a stellar performance. Milly Shapiro didn't have much to do except say weird stuff, act as a slightly mentally disabled kid, and make that absolutely annoying sound. And she does it masterfully.
The tense atmosphere of a fractured family just blends so well with the horror dynamic. And the directing? Exquisite. The camera movements were so precise as to be almost unnoticable, a la Coen Brothers. The scene trasitions were perfect, and the cinematography spot on.
The writing excels too. The story does drag a bit but that is definitely part of the agaonizing suspense generated by the story and the characters. Charlie's death takes you by surprise, and as the whole mess further unravels you are drawn into the darkness and dysfuntionality. Fear, blame, guilt, arrogance and regret, the director just goes there, and then overwhelms you with the evil and twisted denouement. Special effects are used tastefully and masterfully; the scene where the mother floats past behind her son's back is truly unsettling. The lighting is very subtle as well and is used to maximal overall effect.
A monumental horror film. I couldn't write anything further without repeating myself; please see it if your a horror film fan, just a great scary movie fantastically accomplished.