Derivative, predictable, more funny than scary

Rating: 4/10 (28 January 2020)

The elephant in the room here is that each and every person watching this movie should be able to know what's going to happen as soon as they arrive in the village. Having all the suspense removed actually made the movie quite funny in some parts, which is the only reason I'm giving it 4 stars. If you have seen "The Wicker Man", "The Village", or other similar movies, you've seen Midsommar.
The acting wasn't bad. Some hackish attempts were made to portray a creepy murder suicide which put the main character out of sorts. This seemed completely unnecessary given she had plenty of reasons to freak out after arriving at the village. This was also used to weirdly put the relationship of the protagonists "on shaky ground" as well, which also could have been portrayed as a couple just not getting along for any number of more plausible reasons. The murder suicide didn't really succeed at connecting me with either of the two main protagonists motivations.
The characters reactions to horrific events are completely unbelievable. Initially, they are shown in shock at "the big reveal", then in the next scene one character comments he is "just fine", and they proceed to argue about something not related to what they just witnessed. Characters start disappearing left and right, and most of the "visitors" don't even seem to care.
There were just so many unnecessary scenes designed for shock value, cheap laughs, etc. Most of them were not done well, but I did get a few chuckles along the way.
Even though the story is completely predictable, the movie managed to hold my interest to the end, and I didn't feel like I had totally wasted my time. I won't watch it again, and wouldn't really recommend it unless there is just nothing better on Amazon Video, which is probably why most people watched Midsommar to begin with.