A Long Trip to Nowhere

Rating: 6/10 (13 July 2019)

For a film in which almost nothing happens, Midsommar is remarkably watchable, which probably is to the credit of its director, Ari Aster. On the other hand, Aster deserves blame for taking so long to tell so little. What little that does transpire in Midsommar occurs because of plot. Logic, rhyme, reason, and character motivations are almost completely absent from this film. Ultimately, the film has nothing to say about its subject matter and offers few thrills, which begs the question why was talent and effort wasted on such a pointless endeavor?