 was most excited for you to come what is going on guys welcome back to the channel critical overlord here so I finally am doing a review for Ari Aster sophomore feature mid-summer Ari Aster if you're familiar with that name you know he did last year's widely successful core film hereditary which starred Tony Colette and she surprisingly didn't get nominated or anything for that performance but anyway getting on to mid-summer I just saw the director's cut mid-summer is honestly one of the most one of the weirdest movies I've ever seen and I mean that wholeheartedly the movie is definitely not bad that's not what I mean the movie is just flat out weird and I've seen the movie two times now because the first time I saw was when the theatrical cut initially released this was the director's cut that came out this weekend both times I have felt uncomfortable I felt like I probably shouldn't be looking at this should I even be certain elements of the movie maybe question whether I should be watching this with other people mid summer feels like the type of movie that everyone should just have their own room to sit down in and watch it alone it's that type of movie it's very uncomfortable it's unnerving the story that unfolds in front of you it's just they what I will say is so amazing about mid-summer to me is how this director's cut was supposedly 30 extra minutes and I kind of think it was it was my film started at 115 it did not end until right around I think four o'clock or four or five p.m. now that's almost three hours however nowhere in the film the movie is so like it engages you right off this right from the start there's never a moment where you want to or there never should be a moment where you want to see what time it is or where you lose interest it's just so weird the movie it captures the audience's attention very well and I think that's one of the strongest elements about mid-summer the film stars Florence Pugh Jack Rainer will putler William Jackson in a few other individuals but basically it follows Danny Christian American couple this they're involved in a relationship that's basically imploding as we know it they're both in denial about it Danny's very clingy Christian is a douchey boyfriend and his friends aren't a big fan of Danny they've taken know the fact that he isn't happy in the relationship and he's wanted out of it for quite some time they Christians friends as well as Christian were invited to travel to Sweden to participate in one of the group members there one of the group members invited all of his other friends including Christian to go to Sweden his hometown so they can participate in the mid-summer festivities Christian is going so he can break away from Danny and potentially find a new fling or something but in the film he ends up having to minor spoilers minor spoilers in the film he ultimately ends up bringing Danny and they go and they go on this like they come to find it though people that are in this village or this secluded area they are performing these pagan rituals and they're doing all this type of stuff that is just very uncomfortable to witness in a room full of people that I think that's what is most effective about mid-summer it is very uncomfortable from start to finish and to be watching this with a group of people it kind of makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong all the actors in a very they do an amazing job Florence Pugh she was she started page and pages film any WWE fans out there she started that page movie but Florence Pugh I think she is going to be a very talented star in the near future she is talented I think she's going to be in a lot of major roles in the near future I hope she is at least because the way she portrays mental illness and mental instability and on the verge of becoming a complete emotional wreck is absolutely amazing in this film you kind of feel the character of Danny is going through a lot of stuff she there's a tragedy that happens at the beginning of the movie she has a horrible boyfriend who isn't really there for her her his friends don't appreciate her everyone involved they just give an amazing performance and the one thing I have to respect about Ari Astor is the way he crafts his movies not only with his writing but the way he directs and shoots these things he mid-summer literally has stuff in it that tells you what is going to happen but then when it all unfolds it's still kind of like what the heck what is this what is that but they told you what was going to happen and they're constantly foreshadowing it throughout the entire film even despite the foreshadowing these moments are still so uncomfortable and you're still taken back by this still still somewhat surprising that you're actually seeing this stuff because like what the heck is going on not to get into any spoilers because I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it but the cinematography in this is some of the best cinematography I've seen all year just in a beautifully shot film everything from the from the way they capture the sunlight in the area of the Swedish town to the way they just every for a movie that's very horrific in its nature they do a great job of creating a facade for even the viewer because everything looks like it's all fine and dandy based on the way everything is set up the way the film is shot but then of course things start going on you find out this seemingly good looking area is actually probably the last place you want to be already asked his direction the score is amazing the music that accompanies some of these scenes it's just phenomenal it brings it brings you more into what's going on it it makes you the whole idea behind Mids Armors is some sort of horrific breakup experience this is essentially a breakup movie for the horror genre this movie is probably gonna be this is this is probably the biggest WTF of the year this movie it honestly is just that freaking weird it's it's one of the better crafted films from a technical standpoint but it's just so weird it's gonna make a lot of people uncomfortable and it's not spoon feeding you the information it's one of those movies it's it's an 824 film it's a film that requires you to be an attentive audience member you have to be paying attention because they're telling you and they're illustrating everything that's going on they're not they're not saying it word for word they're giving you the audience everything you need to know and you need to put it together now what I will say about the director's cut for those who have seen the theatrical cut there's a lot more stuff in here that brings everything in a more context it might make it clarifies a lot of other things there's a few additional scenes between Christian and Danny that portray Christian as the douchey boyfriend that he actually is more so than the theatrical cut did a lot of other foreshadowing and things and symbolism that you may not have noticed from the first time viewing it in the theater midsummer is just it's I don't have any other words to describe it other than it's weird but it's quite frankly one of the best things I've ever seen it's a well-made film the director's cut I want to say is better than the theatrical cut on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm going to give this a 7.5 out of 10 in the description I'll have a link to my written review on the theatrical cut but those are my thoughts on midsummer let me know what you guys think about it down in the comments section below if you haven't already make sure you subscribe to post notifications so you never miss a video in the description I'll have links on my social media accounts on Facebook Twitter and Instagram you can message me there to let me know if there's any movies news or reviews you'll have me to cover in the future but all I had in mind guys I will see you in the next video