Midsommar: Early reviews call anticipated film masterpiece material
By Joey Click
With fans everywhere waiting for Ari Aster’s Hereditary followup, early buzz has Midsommar as a modern masterpiece every fear fan should seek out.
It’s official…Ari Aster has arrived.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Midsommar is masterpiece material. With critics getting an early crack at the Hereditary director’s second offering, positive buzz is already rolling in for the upcoming A24 picture. Seemingly every outlet from Bloody-Disgusting to Vanity Fair is calling the film one of horror’s best offerings in years. It’s time to go pagan.
Pack your best summer gear while checking out the reviews below, courtesy of respective Twitter accounts:
Going to join the chorus and say I absolutely loved #Midsommar. Ari Aster nails guttural, raw emotion. But this time? So much joy and humor with the fucked up pain. Legit feel good horror for me.
— Meagan Navarro (@HauntedMeg) June 19, 2019
MIDSOMMAR: a wickedly funny romp with Ugly Americans and Freaky Swedes in the woods, a premium cut of one of my favorite subgenres (daytime horror), and just so confidently made. Ari Aster takes the very idea of a sophmore slump and sets it ablaze
— David Sims (@davidlsims) June 19, 2019
MIDSOMMAR confirms a major talent who isn’t afraid to alienate... most people. A psychotropic plunge into what death might mean, if it means anything. Deeply upsetting and very funny?
— Richard Lawson (@rilaws) June 19, 2019
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Can it be July already? I’m ready for some pagan madness…
As a massive fan of last year’s Hereditary, everyday is too long to wait for Aster’s next picture. With his debut feature gaining the respect of many (it also has it’s fair share of fans who hate it), Midsommar is apparently ready to become another classic of the genre. Speaking too early is often bad news, but the feeling of greatness upon us grows by the day. Summer is about to get deadlier than ever.
Midsommar stars Florence Pugh, Will Poulter and Jack Reynor. Ari Aster directs a screenplay by Aster. B-Reel Films and Parts and Labor produce, with A24 distributing. The pagan madness arrives July 3, only in theaters.
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Fan of the emerging brilliance of Ari Aster? Looking forward to Midsommar? Let the other pagan prowlers know what you think in the comment section below.