Best horror film of the year (until now)

Rating: 10/10 (27 October 2018)

In an instance of the history of cinema where the brilliance is less and less appreciated by the general public, is that Ari Aster presents us this dense family drama that involves a story of dark and insane horror. It's just that, the story of a family that is suffering throughout the film the most devastating misfortunes, and that converge in a horror beyond what they could have imagined. Hereditary addresses the issue of demonic possession and satanic cults at a higher artistic level, although unlike its counterparts, it presents a slow rhythm but full of anguish, pain and a very uninviting future that is anticipated. During a big part of the film, both the characters and us, the spectators, we will not know what is happening or what is going to happen, and it is partly this intrigue that keeps us all moving forward with the story despite what slow it may seem, the last act being the most intense, almost as if they saved everything for the end (even with some pretty horrid moments scattered throughout the film). And it is also that moment where everything explodes what makes this film worthwhile, because everything seen during the first and a half hour was for a purpose and everything has an answer. A horrible and brutal answer if you are able to connect with the movie correctly, or probably a disappointing end if, on the contrary, you expect another type of more conventional horror. Technically it is impeccable, it is in its history where for me it rises up to the best recent films of the genre, but it is the perfect mix of direction, cinematography, soundtrack and brilliant acting together with a magnificent script, which can even be considered of the best in terms of cinema in general that has given us the 2018. If you liked The VVitch and The Babadook or you're a fan of classical masterpieces like The Exorcist or The Rosemary's Baby, you'll surely find in Hereditary a work of the cinema of Horror that will please you. I reiterate, if your taste falls on more conventional genre films, decrease your hype a little and try to commit yourself to the story and maybe, you can enjoy some good movies and notice the quality of this film beyond whether it entertained you or not . Undoubtedly and despite the large number of mediocre horror films that are made in heaps, in the most recent years, some people has made exceptional and magnificent horror films that can even compete with the great classics of the genre. Hereditary is absolutelly one of them.