Bit Boring!!!!

Rating: 2/10 (26 September 2019)

So, so, so disappointed with this. Hereditary was a film, like many have said on here, that stays with you long after the credits roll...albeit, the first hour was incredible, unnerving, unsettling....then it descended into all out weirdness but, still, overall a great piece of film making. Midsommar, on the other hand, not so much!!! I waited months to see this and even watched the trailer several times just to psyche myself for the full 2 and a half hour run time which, I thought, would contain stunning visuals, visceral violence not before seen on film, amazing cinematography, atmospheric chills (a la Wicker Man, The Innocents) and an absorbing soundtrack which would further unnerve me and have me on the edge of my seat.....absolutely none of these aforementioned traits were apparent and I was left totally let down and disappointed with the whole thing. Unexplained missing people, suicidal pensioners should have been a massive red light to these reasonably educated younger persons but, "No"....crack on and it'll all be alright in the end!!!! How wrong they and we were.....Nothing is right in the end....and I mean nothing.....I can appreciate good visuals and I do think the initial "pensioners throwing themselves over a cliff" build up worked well and did include a sense of dread but, what follows is just plain nuts....then....nothing...just poor decision after poor decision. Ironically, as soon as the film finished (badly) I turned on the TV and there was an advertisement for the original Wicker Man at weekend....just the 30 second ad beat the 2 hr 27min complete film I had just watched.....swerve this and re-watch that again....now that is a film that builds dread using stunning visuals and music...often imitated but, still not beaten....albeit Ari had a go.....nice try but, no cigar.....