Monday, December 30, 2019

9. Midsommar


9. Midsommar

This is one of the most amazing, stimulating and fun movies of the year. Yes, fun, because despite being sold as a horror film, the truth is that the new Aster film is a personal cocktail that plays with elements of terror but where there are moments of comedy and drama, as well as a reflection on the couple. It is confirmed that 'Hereditary' was not an accident. The only "but" that can give to 'Midsommar' is the excessive 147 minutes; 
That said, I am looking forward to discovering what is in that extended three-hour version (perhaps small details that help digest the footage with more pleasure).

This new Ari Aster movie may not reach the hereditary malrollism and terror quotas, one of the best horror movies of the past year (and probably of the decade), but it doesn't matter: his hallucinogenic journey into the bowels of a Swedish spring sect is such an appealing mix of comedy and suspense that we can only fall for it.

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