Midsommar? Oh yes, you never experienced it like this!

Rating: 10/10 (18 July 2019)

After 20 years a member on IMDB i finally found a movie that made me want to write my first review. For the rest of the world Midsommar plays out like yet another Bizarre Cult movie. There are dozens of those out there and as such it is actually quite good. For me as a Swede thou, this one goes through the roof and out into the stratosphere. There are so many Swedish cultural references in this, often taken completely out of context and twisted through a Jodorowskij/IngmarBergman filter, if such a thing could exist. Its the closest thing i can think of to describe this anyway. The result is an incredible mad mess of mushrooms, midsummer flowers, pubic hair and violence. If you have a narrow closed up mind you will complain about how this is a totally unrealistic description of Swedish traditions and folklore in general, and midsummer in particular. Or, if you like me can keep an open mind to things like this, go with the flow of beautiful and sometimes quite absurd images, drop your grip on reality and just enjoy one of the most entertaining movies in many years!