Hereditary

Enjoyability 1.5/5

Quality 5/5

What to say? What did I just see? I honestly could not tell you.

Hereditary is unique in many ways. One, I could not just give it one type of rating. For this movie I had to separate it into two categories, one for how well the movie was made, which was practically flawless, and another rating for how much I enjoyed it, which was not so much.

A movie made by the same company who gave us The VVitch and It Comes at Night, this film continues on the same uncomfortable and hope crushing style as its’ predecessors.

Hereditary opens up in a very unique way by zooming into a model of the home the story is based around, which then turns into the real house where we meet our main characters.

Leading the show is Toni Collette who plays a mother of two and wife to Gabriel Byrne. They lead what seems to be a fairly normal life, except for their slightly (maybe not so slightly) eccentric daughter Charlie. The movie starts out with a funeral of all things, and then we are propelled into the rest of the story, and that’s where it starts to get weird.

I honestly don’t know if it would be even possible to explain or spoil this movie, as it is so completely all over the map, I am having a hard time coming up with the words to describe it.

This movie almost lulls you into its’ confusion and simplicity, and then throws a major curveball that leaves you stunned and sitting in the theater wondering, “what just happened?” and thinking, “I will never listen to Judy Collins the same way again.”

As far as who would like this movie? If you thought The VVitch was a great film, then you would most likely enjoy (is that even the right word?) this movie. If you like stomach-churn inducing scenes of unexpected violence and heart wrenching parental misery, then this is the film for you!

Seriously, from a technical aspect, this movie hits a home run. It has fascinating shots and the soundtrack, or lack there of, adds an intensity to the film that definitely deserves recognition.

Final note, if you are a fan of horror movies and are looking for a good ol’ fashioned scary movie, then this probably isn’t the movie for you.