Review of Hereditary (2018) by Shpostal — 19 Jun 2018
The horror and psycho genres are by their design predictable and especially with the ton of slasher films geared toward screaming teenagers, the studios knowing full well if the kids are too young to see their latest gore with no credibility whatsoever they'll get it on DVD at a friend's or a parent will buy it for them.
So after seeing my fill of this tripe, it is not often a horror type movie will impress me. The original "Cloverfield", "Alien", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and a few others do it right.
"Hereditary" is absolutely brilliant and will mess with the heads of even the most jaded horror/psychotic fan. This is a movie that cannot be adequately summed up in the plot description.
It is a very twisted tale of epic proportions, first through the grief and suffering of the family featured as they experience a terrible tragedy. (No plot giveaways here). But as the core of the film slowly exposes itself, the situation begins to unravel and reveal horrific events and thanks to the brilliant work here by all the actors and superb writing, instead of the cliche (DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR, STUPID) or watching teens in excellent shape somehow fall down more than Gerald Ford, the supernatural takes over and pulls you in bit by bit, piece by piece until the film's almost over, only then discovering the whole story.
What works here besides fresh ideas, cinematography and again, the demanding acting roles is a fusion between the horror element and the effects on the family who become mentally and emotionally torn as they are discovering the truth behind the truly terrifying events plaguing them.
"Hereditary" is getting rave reviews and despite a couple negative comments here, will be a legendary movie, combining horror elements with truly psychotic and mind bending details that puts it in the upper echelon of the best of its kind.
The original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was brilliant not for gore, which actually had very little, but it was a mind warp, just the same. Along with that classic, "Hereditary" will be in the same league as "The Exorcist", which still scares people, "Silence Of The Lambs", "Alien", and more recently "Cloverfield" and "A Quiet Place".
Prepare to be disturbed. Very disturbed.
This review of Hereditary (2018) was written by Shpostal on 19 Jun 2018.
Hereditary has generally received positive reviews.
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