A DISTURBING & MESMERISING SHOCKER MASTERPIECE

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 2020)

WOW!!! "Midsommar" is one brilliantly made disturbing Horror Thriller, it's a slow burning tight trip into terror & it's done beautifully & eerily with a sense of dread hanging over everything all the time, a masterful piece of Cinema.
Now I can totally understand all the excellent reviews & see this as a definite instant CLASSIC.
The performance from the main girl Florence Pugh as "Dani" was absolutely outstanding, she gave it her all in an extremely emotional & raw performance & was easily the best actor & character in the movie.
The beginning scenes were depressing,shocking & unsettling in itself & that was just abit of "Dani's" backstory & her family but that was so intense & dark even before we get to The shockingly scary summer festival in Sweden!!!
Dani has been through a hell of alot with her family dying tragically & she suffers from depression & panic attacks & this movie is really her story & journey.
Dani & her useless boyfriend & a few friends go to Sweden for some summer festivities & learn the different culture but as expected the weird over nice village place is a haven for a Cult.
You already know exactly what is gonna happen & who will die but when it does happen IT'S shocking & disturbing, i can see the idea may have come from the 70's Classic "The Wicker Man" & Midsommar is just as shocking & scary!!!
Dani's boyfriend & his mates are useless idiots & Dani is the only smart & fully aware person there that fears the strange place & can really see how weird it is but the others just seem to go along, Dani is a fantastic character.
There is a very raw feel to it & an incredibly intense atmosphere that's gripping all the way through from the shocking beginning to the disturbing ending, Midsommar is a terrifying new modern Horror Thriller MASTERPIECE!!!
Some of the imagery is very scary & some scenes of violence is savage & shocking with realism & harshness, this is not a film i could watch lots but i TOTALLY can appreciate what a BRILLIANT work of art this movie is & how well it's MADE.
A standout performance from Florence Pugh & an incredibly directed shocker by Ari Aster who is a masterful powerful Director.