Blatant Plagiarism but worth a look nonetheless

Rating: 5/10 (13 October 2019)

The Director of Midsommar indicated that the Wicker Man was just one of a number of influences for this movie. Evidently, there is a fine line between influence and theft. It's not that the film isn't enjoyable, at least in parts, but one can never escape the obvious overlap with the 1970s The Wicker Man, throughout the viewing. And, to be fair, the original is far far superior in every single way. Midsommar is not only let down by a lack of originality, the characters are all completely underdeveloped. One simply does not care enough about what happens to any of the visitors and therefore the end of the movie lacks any sort of punch.
All that said, there is no doubt that the movie is still enjoyable to a point. After all, who doesn't like spending time in the company of a freakish cult?