Ok but not a patch on Hereditary

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2019)

I thought this film was ok, but not nearly as successful as Hereditary. Things i admired about Hereditary have been stripped from the film, the confidence to leave any humour from the film for one. Secondly the use of teen early twenties good looking actors to add some sex appeal, which the director used here. Both of which bring the terror notch down a peg or two. Hereditary was a very good exercise in directing a film that kept the seriousness alive, making it that much more daunting and cold, unlike most modern horror films; The Witch (2015) by Robert Eggers also succeeded in getting that right. Here we have a few teen giggle jokes 'pube in my pie' which yes are fun but i was hoping that Aster would be intellectual and individual enough to be able to not bow to such demands. I don't know its just to my taste i guess, but i feel that the best horrors dont need such humour, Rosemarys Baby, The Exorcist to name but a few. I haven't lost confidence yet in Aster as we cant expect to epically good horrors in a row. I look forward to seeing if he can come back to form with his next film, although we'll be lucky if its another horror for the comparison. Go see i Midsommar for sure, but for me it wasnt what i was hoping for.