What a TRIP

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2020)

Quite literally! Man, this movie messed me up, and I mean that in the best possible way. It's Ari Aster, and I loved Hereditary. Florence Pugh absolutely KILLS it with her performance. I don't know what Ari does to these women to get them to show grief in such a violent and raw manner, but it damn well works. I didn't feel it was too slow at all, in fact I had my heart racing (maybe out of sympathetic stress? lol) during a good portion of it. The plot line and progression of events IS very chaotic and loose, I highly recommend going into it to be along for the ride. My favorite underappreciated facet of this movie is the sound editing; little things like ambient sounds being present or not really make you feel isolated.
Overall a fantastic movie, especially if you enjoy movies like Hereditary, Mother!, Get Out, or maybe even the original Wicker Man (1973).