Style AND Substance

Rating: 9/10 (11 January 2020)

Who would have thought a movie with such a bright and aesthetically pleasing exterior could be so disturbing and alien inside? Midsommar is such a film. It's remarkable; like viewing a documentary on a culture from a different planet. The horror sets in quick, taking no pause. Along with the main characters, the viewers then take a strange plunge into the sunny depths of a ritualistic hell. There, relationships are tested, drugs are induced, and all that should be light and wholesome are revealed as dark and horrifying, especially to those unfamiliar to the customs of this "village." It's an unsettling ride, effective and well done on everyone's part, and I'm sure many will not be able to look at a beautiful bouquet of flowers the same way ever again.