Looking for a Scandi movie to tuck into this weekend? Here's a look at new Swedish thriller 'Midsommar' filmreview
shot in Hungary, but its’ reimagination of Sweden’s summer festivities left gullible Americans concerned and perplexed. Without giving too much away; human sacrifices do not form part of most family Midsummers. Likeis a horror story with its’ feet in the real world. Even when our heroine, Dani , is drugged, we never descend to a world of supernatural illusions. The horror is always human, and almost exclusively in daylight.
Florence Pugh is exceptional, her talent hardly dented by a forced American accent. She is the film’s driving force, turning tragedy into comedy. Her trauma is horrific, but also morbidly amusing. Equally impressive is Jack Reynor as Dani’s boyfriend-cum-counsellor, Christian. When disaster strikes, Christian is forced to turn a skin-deep relationship into a life-long commitment.
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