Review of Hereditary (2018) by Brohug — 08 Jun 2018
7.5 de-merited to 7. There's a few continuity issues and some of the ensemble scenes with the family members look like they needed either more takes or better editing. All in all, an above average horror film.
Some reviews mention "The Exorcist" but its "heredity" is closer to "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Sentinel". The superb Toni Collette delivers an intense performance and stretches of the film thoughtfully tangle with how grief impacts a family and the following silence of unspoken anger and regret.
But the film also puts itself at a disadvantage early on by being completely mirthless and also rendering a central tragedy before the halfway mark. The family stakes are somewhat reduced after that point.
Ultimately, the film just trades on some previous horror/paranoia tropes which then push the plot to a not un-entirely surprising conclusion.
This review of Hereditary (2018) was written by Brohug on 08 Jun 2018.
Hereditary has generally received positive reviews.
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