I waited a long time for......this?

Rating: 7/10 (9 October 2019)

Wow I was obsessed with this movie ever since I heard it was in the works back in 2018 and up until last night I never saw it. I personally hyped it up so much for an at home viewing the day of its release. I LOVE "Hereditary" as it is truly a horror movie for the ages. Now I know Midsommar and Hereditary are seprate movies but I still expected the directors touch. For me, it just wasn't there with Midsommar. Midsommar is a very long and honestly... Its boring... And it hurts me so much to say that.. It is definitely not really a horror film as it kind of lacks any real imminent tenseness. The story feels stretched for all its worth when it would have fit better into a run time of 120 min at most. The location and sets are very open and it feels that since this movie had such an incredibly short production time from start to finish that things just didnt come together well enough in fast enough time. There are almost weird low budget props and gestures in this movie that i expected to be more well done. This movie is thematic. It is powerful overall in its message. It is even horrifying at times. There is just too much meandering going on and it makes for an underwhelming experience... I am almost embarrassed for Ari Aster. I will watch it again in 6 months when my expectations are lower because that is always when movies are most effective. When our guard is down.