What a trip

Rating: 9/10 (15 October 2019)

Midsommar is a trip of a movie. Everything feels strange, bizarre, and unsettling throughout the entire runtime. From the strange inhuman way everyone talks, the subtle transitions, and the constant daylight everything contributes to an intense feeling of unease. The writing is also really interesting with a very unique theme about disfunctional relationships. The only thing that doesn't always work is the pacing of the story. Around the middle of the movie the story weirdly slows down and can become a little bit boring. Although it does pick back up the effects of the slow pace can make the movie feel very long and uninteresting at some points but the good really outweighs the bad. The super bizarre setting and feel to the movie, beautiful cinematography, spectacular acting, and great writing makes Midsommar a very interesting sophomore feature for Ari Aster although it is nowhere near as good as Hereditary. I would give Midsommar a B+