passive characters; frustrating to watch.

Rating: 3/10 (11 July 2019)

I enjoyed the set up-the backstory, the characters, their relationships and the unspoken tension between them...I was hooked. But as the movie went on, they all remained passive throughout, which is frustrating to watch for 2.5 hours. I was hoping for character arcs, especially from the lead, but she doesn't make any decisions and is pretty much driven by the plot, at least until the VERY end, which didn't feel earned because there was such little growth and change to her character. Although Hereditary ultimately explores similar concepts of a lack of control, there was at least active decision-making and answer-seeking from the lead, with an illusion of control. Midsommar was packaged in such a unique way, it came as a disappointment to find the story was nothing more than a cheap slasher with no substance.