Overly long narrative killed the momentum

Rating: 7/10 (26 September 2019)

As a movie featuring a Pagan sort of cult, it was interesting, specially the whole idea behind the cult, the Harga commune was fascinating at least but it all delivered in a long winded format while the center plot was quite simple, IMO...a girl struggling in terrible grief by losing her family suddenly & having a challenging time in relationship with her boyfriend...takes a trip to Sweden & find themselves in a strange commune & their seemingly normal but weirdly screwed up rituals.
The visuals, set designs & cinematography all were excellent but the story did felt like dragged excessively at times which affected the momentum it was trying to build, mostly in the 2nd half.
There's no complaint against the central character, Dani, who almost got a perfect treatment but her supporting ones, specially the one-dimensional, self-absorbed boyfriend needed some little more closure & focus, I guess.
Where Aster's HEREDITARY had an uncanny feel all around with segments unfolding through a good pace of twists & turns...MIDSOMMER failed to achieve that here for its overly long narrative. It could have been more intact & little more exciting, something like THE WICKER MAN (1973).