Midsommar - definitely not a horror movie

Rating: 5/10 (25 September 2019)

Firstly, this isn't a horror movie. Having read some complaints about the film being too long, I can honestly say, the film didn't feel long at all and I was kept interested throughout. The main characters in the film are not really believable, they make some bad choices and the acting isn't the best. The cinematography is good, it's a very odd film and I still can't put my finger on how I'd classify the movie.
It's very important to try to suspend your grip of reality and don't worry too much about the decisions made by the main characters. These are often are ridiculous at times, but when did that ever stop movie makers from making unbelievable situations, that are made even more unbelievable by the actions of the main protagonist on screen?
The film can be annoying at times, the amount of ceremonial nonsense is overdone and there's a lot of it. In short, there's too much emphasis on the ceremonial customs, lots of odd singing, and commune members running about for seemingly no reason at all.
The positives, when you weigh up the film, are few and far between. Having said that, the movie was a reasonable watch, it does provide some funny moments and there is some humour in there. Rightly or wrongly, you will find yourself laughing at the movie,. But I don't think this is a totally terrible movie. I also think that it's bad points are likeable ones and this movie could go on to develop a cult following, this could be the directors aim?
I didn't realise before watching that the director had directed Hereditary, which is much more if a horror movie than Midsommar.
The upshot of watching Midsommar is this, it's a mixed up mess at times, but a likeable one and rather than scare you, you'll laugh at times. It's not a 1/10 and it's definitely not a 10/10. It's somewhere in the middle and in my view, it's worth a watch because there are some really odd moments in it that you will becone talking points for avid movie goers.