This movie is no Rosemary's Baby

Rating: 3/10 (14 September 2018)

Although it tries hard to be. It just lacks the subtilty and believability in its characters. The family doesn't even look like it fits together.
The beauty of Polansky's films is in the very human and ordinary quality of its characters - just everyday people - juxtaposed within surreal and horrific situations. The characters in Hereditary seem so contrived, awkward and uncomfortable in their rolls, and we're left feeling confused about what's happening and why, until the end.
Having said that, Toni Collette handles what little she is given to work with brilliantly. Her face alone should be nominated for a Golden Globe.
If you like The Exorcist, and don't demand too much in the way of answers from your horror, you might just like Hereditary.