Midsommar
2019, Horror/Mystery & thriller, 2h 25m
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Ambitious, impressively crafted, and above all unsettling, Midsommar further proves writer-director Ari Aster is a horror auteur to be reckoned with. Read critic reviews
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After a while, an unproductive restlessness sets in as you wait for the characters to matter as much as the silky moves and painstaking details. Horror
December 18, 2019 | Full Review… -
Midsommar is a waking nightmare and I mean that in the best possible way.
December 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
I was never, even for one second, feeling the length... I found it so unsettling and sinister. At moments it was a little uneven, but it's so watchable and gets under your skin in a really creepy way.
October 1, 2019 | Full Review… -
Indeed, it's cultural sensitivity that lies at the heart of this movie. It is not about serial killers, aliens or supernatural beings. It is about the ordinary humans we know as the Other because they come from somewhere else.
August 27, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Ari Aster's approach to horror filmmaking seeps into your subconsciousness with great effect, lingering like an uninvited guest.
August 15, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Even more than Hereditary, Midsommar lives on the edge where horror meets absurdity, prompting the kind of laughter that comes from not knowing how else to respond.
August 9, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
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After a while, an unproductive restlessness sets in as you wait for the characters to matter as much as the silky moves and painstaking details. Horror
December 18, 2019 | Full Review… -
Midsommar is a waking nightmare and I mean that in the best possible way.
December 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
I was never, even for one second, feeling the length... I found it so unsettling and sinister. At moments it was a little uneven, but it's so watchable and gets under your skin in a really creepy way.
October 1, 2019 | Full Review… -
Indeed, it's cultural sensitivity that lies at the heart of this movie. It is not about serial killers, aliens or supernatural beings. It is about the ordinary humans we know as the Other because they come from somewhere else.
August 27, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
Ari Aster's Hereditary follow-up is a genuinely disturbing tale of nature-worshiping pagans.
April 29, 2021 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
Bizarre is the main course in Midsommar, which serves as Florence Pugh's tour de force. A daylight horror movie that succeeds because of the efficiency of its first act. [Full review in Spanish]
March 1, 2021 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Midsommar
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Dec 23, 2020Ari Aster is on a roll. To be fair, Midsommar is only his second feature film, but along with fellow horror auteur Robert Eggers, his movies are so rewatchable he can be forgiven a few future duds in his career. Where Eggers excels in making complex horrific period pieces, Aster excels at making you super uncomfortable with the real, unreal and surreal. Just like in his debut Hereditary, he shocks you in the first act with a "did that just happen?" moment that leaves you slack-jawed. And unlike Hereditary, the majority of the movie is is shot squarely in the 24/7 daylight of a Sweden summer. That doesn't ease the tension at all as things go all Wicker Man on this travelling band of worst-friends-ever. And a final shout-out to Florence Pugh. She shone as the lead portraying complex emotions purely with her face. Fantastic.Mark B Super Reviewer
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Feb 05, 2020Tons of symbolism, foreshadowing, backed by incredible cinematography and a phenomenal lead performance from Florence Pugh. May not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you can stomach the gore it's worth every minute of it's 2.5 hour runtime.Kevin M Super Reviewer
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Dec 27, 2019Ari Aster continues to showcase his bizarre yet deep storytelling with Midsommar. While pacing may feel profoundly lengthy, visually the film grabs all sense and takes it into a psychedelic trip while also conveying some disturbing and unsettling images and performances that may require more than one viewing to truly bask in the message of this provoking film. 3.8/5Eugene B Super Reviewer
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Dec 10, 2019This film is like a double IPA, some will find it disgusting and some will enjoy it because they are used to the genre. It is certainly unique in that the entire film takes place in the daylight, but the story and sequences are too odd for me.Sanjay R Super Reviewer
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