This isn't a thinking persons horror film, but it is boring

Rating: 3/10 (24 May 2020)

I'll start by saying, this isn't a case of under appreciating the film due to a love of mainstream horror (or whatever the higher star reviews are calling it) I don't. The simple answer is, this film just isn't good. It isn't an intellectual film. The emperor isn't wearing any clothes.
Sure, it was beautifully shot with bright sunshine and bold colours. It was also unnecessarily long. I know the concept was to set the monstrous against a backdrop of smiling villagers and quaint customs. But the characters were flat, the acting unconvincing. Any actual progress in the plot was painfully spread out, and like those much maligned mainstream horror films still had to rely on outright violence and some shoe horned nudity.
I think it tried to emulate the wicker man and capture that creeping sense that somethings wrong, but it just didn't manage it.