It was alright.

Rating: 6/10 (24 March 2020)

Midsommar's strengths are all of its technical aspects. The directing, cinematography, editing and music are all outstanding. The biggest strength of this film is Ari Aster's voice as a director and you can really feel his touch on the movie. He's a very talented director, maybe one of the best working today. This is not his strongest film.
The weaknesses of the movie are a) the family death setup that led nowhere. I actually think the best parts of this movie are probably before they even get to Sweden. Whatever it seemed to be setting up, was very interesting to me until they got to the cult plot. b) the plot is predictable. From the moment they get to the village, you know it's gonna be a kind of fish out of water cult horror movie. And it is. c) The characters are generic and disposable. Not even the main character has anything unique or particularly interesting about their personality. We know what "they're going through", but that doesn't really tell us anything about who they really are. From little we can gather, most of them seem like very unlikable people. d) The film is too long, maybe due to the opening of the film, which is great but unfortunately shouldn't have been in this movie because it has nothing to do with anything else that happens.
There's enough to like in Midsommar to watch it and there are enough excellent shots that will stick in my memory for a while (I think) to praise it for being what Jay Bauman called "A slightly elevated Eli Roth movie." I agree with Jay on this one. I will say I liked the main actress' performance, very good at conveying emotion. Also, possibly the best "shroom simulator" I have ever seen.