Midsommar - Review - One of the Best Films of the Year
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- My review for 'Midsommar', written and directed by Ari Aster
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This movie and hereditary have kinda pioneered their own niche genre of “mindfuck suspense/thriller”
sgtzero1337 all A24 movies so far have been an awesome slow burn experience, I loved ‘It Comes At Night’ yet most people hated it, I’ll take Hereditary over most horror films any day of the week 👏
@@jrogers5152 I could imagine if W.B, DC comics, and A24 do a movie adaptation of the comic of batman arkham asylum: a serious house on serious earth
what do u think of that?
J's Watch I’d love to see that my friend! I feel like A24 would really manage to get the atmosphere and tone spot on but sadly I don’t think we will get that 😩
@@jrogers5152 unless we do something about it like spread the word to W.B., D.C comics, and A24 to do so and for Ali Aster to direct that what do u think of that?
I thought "Under the Skin" (also by A24 studio) had the same feel, and it was made five years ago.
Thanks for the review! Not only was it great to laugh together in a pretty full theater, but seeing it on the big screen gave the hallucinogen-soaked wide angle and overhead camera shots a surreal element.
Agreed. Definitely a great flick to see in the theater and I got really lucky with my audience.
rhythmoriented the car shot as they arrive was incredible on the big screen
It was an experience. What I love about Aster is that he knows how to use sound in a subliminal manner that echoes in your head making the experience all the more unnerving.
Agreed. In an era where so many horror films resort to cheap scares, Aster is a master of the slow build.
@Tasha Vladimiroff Hey that's cool. I thought the running time was a bit excessive personally yet it still managed to keep my interest.
Alazoom76
Absolutely
@@geekinwithJamesHancock I could imagine if W.B, DC comics, and A24 do a movie adaptation of the comic of batman arkham asylum: a serious house on serious earth what do u think of that?
yeah i liked the hallucinatory effect in this movie. It wasnt just through the characters eyes it was also through our eyes at times from a 3rd person perspective.
This film was pure poetry. One of the balliest and greatest films I’ve seen recently.
Holy shit this movie was an absolute trip! Incredible work
Agreed. Ari Aster is the real deal.
@@geekinwithJamesHancock I could imagine if W.B, DC comics, and A24 do a movie adaptation of the comic of batman arkham asylum: a serious house on serious earth
what do u think of that?
@@geekinwithJamesHancock Sadly Amazon Prime bought the rights to this garbage instead of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Even David Chin (filmcast) ,who worked for Amazon, has since tried to backtrack on whether he liked Midsommar. Hope he's not the reason for that fateful decision at Amazon.
The movie was weak, and you're all cucks. LOL!
This movie should be showcased in a museum. Actual art from start to finish. I hope Ari Aster makes continues this theme.
This movie was a trip. I also bought popcorn and candy to enjoy during the movie but I completely abandoned them!
Always a good sign that you've placed completely under the spell of a movie.
‘The smell of possible poontang.’~that’s one of the best phrases ever!
Totally agree. Ari has solidified himself as a master and genius of filmmaking with Midsommar. He disguises family dramas, breakups and journey's of self discovery as horror films. I think most mainstream audiences will only view it as a weird wtf trip movie, but he really digs much deeper and creates horror films that will last a lot longer than the immediate gratification of jump scares.
100% agree. This flicks are going to have very long shelf lives.
It’s like a commentary on codependency.... I’m still processing it. Heavy. So heavy. Funny, but heavy.
If todays generation is bored with hereditary and midsommar, it shows they have no appreciate for art (which is what movies are) and also that they have fallen captive to only appreciating movies with an over emphasis on CGI and explosions that only have a dash of plot substance (i.e., the avengers). Also the problem is people do not read anymore. We used to be captivated with LOTR and Harry Potter so we could appreciate a slow build of a plot developing but now that there has not been as much energy put into reading/writing we demand more immediately gratifying movies rather then looking back at the overarching theme they are depicting.
They'd rather watch MCU and Disney garbage.
I appreciate that breakdown, but the movie was less about why the plot was taking place and more about what the plot represents as it pertains to relationships. The predictability of the ending was representative of the inevitability of relationships that are not cut off at the right time. You were never supposed to get attached to the characters as much as you were the themes they were representing. The main male star was purposely without depth to represent the uninterest of men in general when it comes to communicating their feelings and working on a relationship. Florence Pugh represents the female that will do anything to make a relationship work despite the fact that there are in this case obviously horrible outcomes in the end, both to yourself and to others. As usual with Ari Aster, he is not as big on character development as he is on the themes the characters represent.
Anyone else notice the period blood in Christian’s drink?
Yes! I was wondering why his drink looked weird, and then it hit me, and I was like “What the fuck!” 😂
Yes. I only gagged, I didn't vomit in the movie theater, and I'm pretty proud of myself for that.
Grapefruit mimosa
I hope so, since the camera zoomed in on his drink and held there for several seconds.
Well he ate the pubic meat pie might as well water it down with a little period blood seltzer
Not just public hair in that love spell. The folk artwork showed clipping the pubic hair and also collecting menstrual blood. The scene where Christian has her pubic hair in his pie he had blood in his drinking glass. The color of his was different than all the rest. I've heard of menstrual blood love spells out of Mexico (brujas).
I can't wait to see this horror jewel until september for mexico, great review james keep going what you're doing. Saludos y un abrazo!!👏👏🇲🇽🇲🇽
You won't be disappointed, Andrei! Thanks for checking out my review.
no mames q pdo
Rosemary`s baby and Wickerman are such stunners. Is this movie as well done as those 2 movies??
Michelle Clark 😂
@@liabw05 nice response!!😆😁😊
No
Well I'll have to circle back in a few decades to see if it has become a classic but the film definitely employs the same of mounting dread as opposed to the cheap jump scares so many other modern horror films exploit.
It's so different you can't make the comparison. This one is it's own beast.
The Swedish Character said his parents “died in the great fire” which seemed like what happened at the end, but that only happened every 90 years... time distortion?
Yeah nothing about the 90 year cycle made sense functionally. I was wondering about time distortion too... especially given all the psychedelic use haha.
Personally, I think he was being straightforward there. I think probably his biological parents were killed in a fire away from the cult, and somehow, the cult got their hands on him and raised him. He stated he was an orphan before the cult brought him in. He could be twisting what really happened, but I take it at face value.
I was wondering about the 90 year cycle too. Do the 9 sacrifices happen every 90 years? Is the Midsommar festival normally not bloody? Other than the expiration of a few elders..
I thought it was an annual festival, but every 90 years there is a sacrifice.
Also, I think maybe Pelle had something to do with Dani’s family’s demise?
Great review. I just saw it a few hours ago. I absolutely loved it. Ari aster has done it again for ne , a huge fan of hereditary too. This ,i cannot wait to see again. !!!!!!
It's definitely starting to feel like Ari Aster could be one of the next really big directors.
A cautionary tale for traveling Americans who didn't read the Lonely Planet guide carefully. :D
If you went in expecting a horror movie you may be disappointed. But if you like film making as an art you should like it.
Couldn’t agree more. My expectations from the trailer were very low going on but I was absolutely blown away. At 2 1/2 hours running time it breezed by because there was always something interesting & bananas happening next. Great video!
Thanks, Jacob! That last hour or so was completely insane.
Gonna see it tonight, been waiting for this movie all year long! Thanks for the review, I can always count on your words!!!
Thanks, Aaron! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
I called Drama Horror but man this film is a work of art especially that ending amazing
Saw this today. It was mind blowing. I liked Hereditary so I was.pretty optimistic when I went to see this one but also a bit skeptical since as they saw lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. Seldom does a horror director is as lucky as to create another good piece to rival his first one but Ari After knocked it right out of the park. The film was visually stunning and creepy af. I like this type of horror because it is what I want to feel when I go to see a scary movie: to feel disturbed or freaked out afterwards.
This movie was not great by any stretch. It was cool to see a “horror” set in such an amazing location, the costumes and visual effects looked great. But other than that, I felt bored for the majority of the first half. By the end I wanted to walk out. I laughed out loud several times at some of the cringe scenes that took place. Talk about self indulgent and lazy writing. Things just flat out go nowhere and the plot just straight up abandons story lines. It’s one thing to pay homage to movies like the wickerman it’s another to directly rip it off completely. I loved hereditary, this has been one of the most disappointing things I’ve seen in years, sadly.
If you wanted to walk out, why didn't you?
Loved this sublime fairytale. It solidified Ari as my favorite new director and I will definitely be seeing his next one. Can his musical be a horror musical?
cour coeur
Isn’t it a fairy tale? That struck me when we saw it yesterday. She’s an orphan who travels to a new land and becomes a queen.
It's rare to find movies that manage to keep you glued to the screen but this and Hereditary have managed to do so, Aster really is a great filmmaker and I'm sure there'll be plenty off good stuff coming from him in the future.
Thanks for the thoughtful review. Have a great 4th of July James.
Many thanks! Hope you had a fun holiday!
The second Dani read that email in the start of the film I saw a whole family walk out kids and all.
Ari is dope.
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Hahaha wow.
Ridiculous family, not ready to handle it, why bring the kids though, right?
Lucky bastards. I walked into the wrong theater too, only I made it halfway through before I realized I wasn't watching Toy Story 4.
People storming out in protest is always a good sign, lol.
Yeah definitely not a family film in the first place 😂 what were they thinking it was going to be?
My theater kept everyone until the spectator sex scene. We lost about 5 then! 🤣🤣 I can't believe they walked out in the beginning! What were they thinking!? They must not have know what Ari Aster may have in store.
I am home alone. Is it a good idea to watch this movie tonight?
The film opens in about 3 weeks in The Netherlands, so I bailed out. But I must say that the USA has produced some wonderful horror films in the last couple of years. After the notable Asian (especially South Korea & Japan), Spanish and French waves in horror, the Americans seem to have returned to the top.
Another horror film to look forward to (=> you can't have too many of those).
I totally agree, Janfrans. Right now the horror genre seems to be enjoying a really interesting period with a wide variety of options from all around the world. Hope you enjoy the movie!
God I was blown away by this movie. Incredible acting, poetic cinematography, and incredible writing and camera work.
Just saw it loved it first?
High five! I loved it as well.
Hey James, Great breakdown. I really enjoyed the movie as were my boyfriend and his sister that went with me hated it. It’s not for everyone I will admit that but I really enjoyed it
Not everyone is smart. I haven’t seen it but as someone whos lived in sweden, dated a swedish girl and spent Midsommar with her family, i really cant wait to see it
When I walked out I felt like I had taken the mushrooms too.
same
Great review and great film he’s already made such a great impression with his two films and one of the only directors that I anticipate future films.
Okay. I recommended this movie based on your review to a very smart guy that I want to impress. I sure hope you are right. Movie reviews are important. Especially when the reviewer is not bought or has not sold out. Like Rotten Tomatoes was really good at reviewing when they first started , but they seem to have sold out a bit.
Thanks, Michelle! Hopefully the lucky fella will enjoy it!
I knew you would love this movie. It seems totally your speed.
If you want to see more of Florence Pugh, I highly recommend checking out Lady Macbeth, a UK period piece she headlined 2 years ago. (It's not based on Shakespeare's play.) I first saw her in that and she was phenomenal. And it's a film that goes to some dark places. I think you would appreciate it.
Very cool! I'll definitely give Lady Macbeth a look.
I wanna see it but at the same time I don’t want to see it if it messes with your mind. Hereditary messed me up and I don’t wanna feel like that again. So idk if I should see this or not...?
Joseph Veron It will mess you up. Sorry.
I'm going to be honest with you, this review is very sexual. using words like "limp" "shooting" "squeezing and swallowing you" "completely drained, sprawled out", It left me hot and bothered. Anyway, I was apprehensive on checking this film out (looks like a bunch of hipsters at a festival) but after your glowing review I will catch this film sometime this week or next week. Thanks again.
lol, a great movie experience and a great sexual experience definitely have some overlap when it comes to how I describe them,
this movie was entirely cathartic to me! i got to be so tense and then relieved at the end. i know it's not really a happy ending, but... it's so great.
Obsessed with this movie. Incredible.
I don’t know what to think about this movie.
Ari does an incredible job of highlighting how horrific emotions, grief, family, relationships and self reflection/awakenings really are. This man is a genius. I liked this and hereditary equally. Both very different, but very much the same. Going to see it again next weekend.
An original story, it's a summer movie miracle.
After a lackluster summer, I really needed a great summer moviegoing experience.
@@geekinwithJamesHancock Let's keep our fingers crossed for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
You talk so fast lol
I loved this movie too 🎥 🍿
💋🥰
lol, trying to slow down for my reviews but this flick got me very amped up.
Just got back from an early showing. Aster did a great job. It won’t be for everyone but I thought it was a well made film
Aster definitely seems to be one of those directors who inspires intense reactions either way.
It is not a horror film. It has a really flawed third act. MSMMR is great and I was with you. I was in a trance from the inciting moment through the disappearance of josh. Then the lack of credibility overtook me. I appreciated the Aster never painted the community as the “Evil” consequently not a horror movie.
I loved your review after the first 20 seconds lol
Many thanks!
I really dug this movie! Such a nice glossy looking film. I think I love how Macabre the whole experience feels; the same feeling I got from the original Texas chainsaw massacre.
J Rogers
Yes! Agreed.
I was looking forward to it. And was incredibly disappointed.
We're the only two people in the comments who think this movie sucked
@@lkreyna2 I wouldn't even say it sucked persay. I just hated it. Haha. The technical aspects were on point. The characters were not developed and largely tropes though and for me, I need good characters or I'm out. Dani was developed. The rest he didn't even try.
Would love to see a science fiction film by Ari Aster.
The summer festival takes place every year... The 9-sacrifice ritual only takes place every ninety years...
The movie talks about empathy in a really literal way. I liked seeing how one persons pain/pleasure becomes a shared experience. No wonder Dani did what she did
The o in midsommar should sound like Wengen you say the name Tom.
When*
Best film of the year? You’ve got to be kidding me. Had the roles been reversed and the woman who was drugged and raped then suffered a horrible death by fire the critics would hate it. But hey, he’s a guy so no fucks given I guess.
Worst movie I’ve ever seen.
Love your review.Love this movie was an experience seeing it in the cinema.been looking at youtube for midsommar reviews so i can relive the experience again.
Saw itJune2.it was grand!maaad disturbing.. crazy how theyshowed that black dude shoes in the bed & then his foot was buried
One of the 5,000 best films of the year
I'm of the same ilk, I'm not trying to watch a movie I've seen before or a movie with a normal plot or predictable ending. I love watching the weird stuff and got what I wanted with this film, if thats not what you want thats ok. I understand why people would give it a bad rap. I'm seeing some comments about the audience in theaters, well I went today and was the only soul in the whole audience, I saw it completely alone it was a weird experience
Certainly my favourite film of the year so far. It’s beautiful and wonderful sophomore work. Better than Hereditary.
I just saw the movie.. wish more of the English couple back story
Midsommar is my favorite movie of all time. Hereditary is second
I loved this film.kept me thinkin way after i left the theater. Such a beautifully made peice of art.
I thought it was just alright. I liked hereditary so much more. The audience I had sucked maybe that’s why I didn’t enjoy it as much as i hoped. Plan on giving it another watch at some point.
trueharm how so?
Same. I enjoyed the movie (Hereditary is my all-time favorite), but the audience detracted from the experience. If you see this in a theatre full of casual movie goers, it's inevitable you'll get obnoxious levels of nervous laughter during some of the more twisted parts. Because it is an extremely uncomfortable and wild film, people don't know how to react. A few people laugh, then everyone else nervously mimics them.
@@calebfoster1832 You hit the nail on the head with how I felt lol.
@@calebfoster1832 Actually, the director said he looked forward to the audience laughing, which they did where I saw it.
love your analysis
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Many thanks!
YOURE SAYING IT PERFECT JUST LIKE MAJA IS ( maya) not MAŽA ;)
Just watched the film last night. Good movie. For me, a movie always gets a thumbs up when there is full frontal male nudity in it. The last act of this film reminded me a bit of Suspiria 2018. I thought Heriditary was a bit more jolting than this film. I like how Aster tackles the family unit in his films.
This was a great review for a great film.
Although I enjoyed this film, I can’t help but feeling it’s a work of anti-White Jewish propaganda.
Had this been a movie been directed by a Swede, and based around a group of young Evangelicals who’d gone to Israel, only to be ritually murdered and put into Passover matzah, everyone would be screaming about how ‘vile’ and ‘anti-Semitic’ it was. Instead, it was directed by a Jew, and centres round a group consisting of mainly black characters being ritually murdered by a group of White Swedes, according to certain manufactured aspects of White European folklore.
Coincidence? I think not!
This video is proof that there is more content creators than content watchers
I loved it. It was much better than Cats. I'm going to see it Again and Again.
Just watched this today. Not sure what to make of it yet but I can understand why some people say it's strange to the point of being funny at times. A guy next to me chucked when (spoiler alert) the elderly lady pushed Christian's ass so he could do you know what.
Yeah I finally just saw this, total badass movie. Loved it and loved Christian eating it, what a fucking putz.
Great review!
Thanks!
Hereditary was enough for me I’m not seeing a movie that’s made by the same director that’s shit was disgusting
you talk so fast king, let yourself breathe
Definitely something I'm trying to work on.
When the title appears!! OMG the music!!!!!!!
I absolutely love it ❤️🌸
Great movie.
SPOILERS BEWARE
👋 So good 👋
This film was terrible I would definitely avoid watching this unless you just want to enjoy the cinematographe shots. Absolutely a waste of 2.3 hours.
Should I expect that all your reviews have spoilers?
When they do, I always give a warning.
the movie was silly.
Okay but hereditary WAS the greatest horror movie of all time..
Justin Jones was it actually? I’m watching it on Monday & I keep hearing it’s one of the most disturbing yet amazing movies ever.
Tiko Davenport don’t go into it expecting it to be the greatest because then you’ll almost guarantee be let down. But it’s so different, surprising, and unpredictable. The end is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And it’s incredibly disturbing. The scares are on a very emotional level
you say you wont give any spoilers without fair warning and then not shortly after you give spoilers with no warning at all, thanks for the spoilers, i will absolutely not be subscribing to you
You are mistaken. I give a warning at 2:30 that I'm about to start discussing specifics. If you were listening closely enough to have anything spoiled, then you should have heard my warning as well.
He just gave up spoilers ...lol.
And I gave a warning at 2:30 before giving anything away. If you were listening closely enough to hear spoilers, then you were listening close to hear the warning.
This movie is trash. Sucks to have to leave you based on this opinion bud.
Does anyone know where I can watch midsommar online ?
You are pronouncing it right. Finally someone is haha
A horrible movie, and not in a good way.
OMG this was like Kubrick dropped acid and made a film in the sun. You could watch all of Blade Runner in the time it takes for the cast to arrive in overseas. Slow, with terrible dialog and a cast that might not make the cut on an average soap opera, the freakish cult members and sporadic violence are not enough to save what is essentially a B movie with a large budget. And why the hell didn't anyone say "Why is that baby screaming every night?" lol.....waiting for Tarantino to save Summer.
Are you one of the people that called Haunting of Hill House slow lol?
@@wynngwynn Mercifully, passed on that one. Check around at the major critics for their comments on this films pace.
@@TheAerovons I didn't feel the pace at all tbh, and I didn't find the dialogue terrible. But that was just me. I saw it with a group of friends who agreed with me too
@@thesexyshark1646 So when you call home, you say.."Hi Mom, it's Mark." Because like, if you didn't identify yourself she wouldn't know? And the scene where he says "What time is it?" and they say "9 PM" what would you say? Would you say "It can't be...the sky is still blue!" or would you say..."It's still light out!" lol....and c'mon even people that like the film admit it is SLOW going. Glad you enjoyed though! And for heaven's sake, NO ONE asked why the baby was screaming EVERY night when they went to bed? No one said ANYTHING about that? It seemed a long way to go just to be a revenge movie against her boyfriend and finding a "new home"....
This review is literally filled with spoilers. Don’t watch this review if you don’t want to be spoiled. Put a spoiler warning dude. I’m glad I saw this and am old and skeptical enough to know not to watch reviews, but Jesus fucking Christ. I’d be pissed if I watched the review.
Which is why I included several verbal warnings in the review. I trust that my viewers are intelligent enough to listen and to bail out when I reach the spoiler section. If you need additional hand holding, I can't help you.
Tyler Blair ? He did at 2:35
This movie is bs.
Hereditary was great.
This was boring, ridiculously predictable, and just fucking stupid.
The theater I was at laughed the entire movie and everyone just started making fun of it , catcalling,
It was the " showgirls " of " shocking horror.
Please tell me why this is good? Everyone talks about the visuals. That's seemingly all anyone can say.
if you like heady arthouse...very high arthouse... obscure, beat you over the head with extreme symbolism, with a surreal element, you will like it. If you expect a typical movie story format you will be sadly disappointed. It is not really horror, just symbolism..more symbolism..metaphor for human horrors.. and then it ends on a disturbing note. If that is your cup of tea you will love it.
@@daaajester1 Jess Castro I've studied film for 20 years. There's nothing more appealing ,in my opinion, than a movie that can completely transport you to its universe and make you have some type of self reflection or realization that envelopes your being. With that being said, I harken to films like MOTHER. Where there is. O actual device other than an artist self aggrandizing the idea of "This is me". Aronofsky made that film out of the due flop of NOAH and wanted to touch basis with how he really felt about religion. Aster, I think and will never know for certain without a crucial sit down interview, made this film to stay on the outskirts and make zany art for the sake of that's his style. Which is perfectly fine. What's wrong with a little effort to making a connection with the audience and feeding their senses? Were you in fact connected with Dani or Chris? I find it hard to believe that most audiences were considering the very centricity of what transpires. If you're really thinking about joining a cult, to each their own. I still praise Aster in doing what he wants and loves. Does that make for entertainment for everyone? Not at all. That's why art is art. It's subjective not injected 😉. Everyone injest it differently and has different feelings. That's what I love most about film.
@@williamdowd3985 I found hereditary a better story... and this better produced... if that makes any sense. I enjoy unique story's that are presented in engaging ways.
This movie felt like "look how artsy/edgy I am". It gave me about the same feeling walking out as Neon Demon did... looked gorgeous.. but was a bit predictable and just not engagingly put together in any kind of coherent story that made any amount of sense. This movie, and Neon Demon for that matter, are more surreal metaphor than actual story imo.
Yes of course you feel connected to Dani and Chris..but really just Dani.. and yeah I'm sure that's by design.
I dunno I went in with really high hopes and was just kinda meh walking out. I can appreciate how gorgeous it was, and there is no doubt in my mind that this director has actually tripped on shrooms/acid before. I have never seen a more accurate presentation, and his attention to minutiae impeccable... but that doesn't mean its a "good story".. just good art I guess.
@@daaajester1 The most horrific part of the movie for me, the clap. I felt that. If you catch me.
Oh gosh, I also was displeased with THE NEON DEMON, but I love Elle fanning ever since TWIXT. If you haven't seen "How to talk to girls at parties" , please do so. I actually made it through ND with much dispare. Also recently UNDER THE SILVER LAKE. It's such a strange film about nothing. Which has the same essence as this movie, but yet is entertaining.
It's not hard to be an edgey filmmaker, just know what category you're in and make it affect me personally with characters being sympathetic to my emotional range. I at least want to either be entertained or feel something.
This movie had a grander production value considering the success of HEREDITARY. Aster will continue to make pictures, at least for now, that's within that "look at my art" style.
Whether or not it is good is totally subjective. That's up to you to decide.
This movie was not satisfying, and a snoozefest if anything. People are hyping this up way to much. They visuals were the only thing redeemable.
Payton Burt
Not everything will resonant with a viewer. SIGNS put me to sleep, for example, yet I know people who were terrified by it.
Cinema can be so personal.
Sorry this was a clunker for you. Can you recommend some horror films? :”
@@carrieanneatreides6240 The Void (Loved the practical effects used). The Ritual on Netflix. Get out, and Jacobs ladder had me thinking about them long after leaving the theater. 28 days/Weeks are classic Zombie horror films I'd recommend. 30 day of night is my favorite portrayal of vampires. I also would recommend Aris other film Hereditary.
@@yegheieu I agree with these wholeheartedly! Thank you for taking the time to write these. Have you seen US? It resonated greatly with me. GET OUT broke my heart. I cried during the film.
@@carrieanneatreides6240 I did see US, and Get out. I enjoyed both, but Get out is the better of the two in my opinion. US was good, but Get out was great.
Steaming pile of dog poo of a movie. This must be a satirical review.
And this must be a satirical comment.