I can't believe I liked this film.
Everything about it screamed "this will be complete trash". But I decided to check it out as I like to see most notable Horror films that are released.
I liked it. It helps that my expectations were rock bottom. I've seen this likened to Mother! (2017) several times, and that's a film I can't stand.
- The cinematography is lush and full of color. Beautifully shot.
- The acting performances are stellar. Buckley is very good but Kinnear is outstanding. His performance as several staple Brit wankers is awesome. Perhaps it's lost on Americans but, for example, Geoffrey the first Man she encounters is a smarmy old wanker whom I personally have encountered numerous times in my life. It was hiliariously accurate.
- The folk deity elements were interesting. It's never fully explained but that's part of the charm, makes you want to read into it.
- I found it fast paced enough. I've seen some call it a slog and bore but the runtime flew by for me personally.
- For all the talk about how 'weird' and batshit this film is, and it is in a way, I didn't find it too out there or off-putting. The ending reminded me of Society (1989). Good stuff.