Review of Hereditary (2018) by Matthew G — 28 Jun 2018
Woof. What do I say about this one? How do I even describe it? If you think I hated this movie, I didn't. I'm just not sure how to feel about it. Written and directed by newcomer Ari Aster, Hereditary is definitely a horror movie.
You're just not quite sure if it's supernatural or psychological in nature. In that sense, the film is a deftly woven mystery. Hereditary kind of reminds you of The Sixth Sense in that the clues to it are laid out early in the film and you don't realize you are seeing clues until the end.
That's where the movie shines. But, I warn you, this is a very slow burn. It ho-hums along until one rather eye-opening event occurs about a third of the way in. Then the film becomes a rather macabre sequence of acts the viewer must determine to be either the work of other worldly spirits or the raving images of deeply disturbed minds.
The last act of the movie is a dizzying, if somewhat confused, array of events that should satisfy most horror enthusiasts. This is a film that lulls you in and doesn't rely on many jump scares until the last 15 minutes or so.
The plot follows an artist who has a "colorful" family history to say the least. As the story unfolds, it's revealed the artist's recently deceased mother may have had more secrets than even she was aware of.
This is a film you will likely need to see more than once to fit the puzzle pieces together.
This review of Hereditary (2018) was written by Matthew G on 28 Jun 2018.
Hereditary has generally received positive reviews.
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