TheRealistMax

I can't put into words how close to home this movie hit for me. Not to sound pretentious, but it's more than a movie - it's a life lesson on how to live. It'll teach you that life isn't about careers, goals, passions, or achievements. It's about living, right here in this moment, exactly where you are.

The voice acting, animation, soundtrack, writing - all phenomenal. It is officially the greatest Pixar movie ever created in my book. Kids will enjoy it, but this one is for the older crowd. It's for anyone who's ever felt like their life has been a waste. That they've made too many mistakes, that they should have done something else, that it's too late to live. 10/10

This movie is clearly a rip-off of Hereditary. There's no doubt about it. The doll house, the shocking death scenes, the music, the colors, everything but the story. And we could look past it if the story and execution were good but they were both a waste of time.

I had the misfortune of having the plot ruined by a a reviewer here ("Children Can Be So Cruel" was the title and completely gave the twist away). I almost didn't watch it because spoilers tend to take the fun away for me, but I really wanted to watch a new horror film so I just proceeded anyways. Big mistake.

I have no idea which character I'm supposed to be rooting for. I felt sorry that the kids lost their mother in the beginning, but after seeing what a couple of psychopaths they turn out to be, I don't feel sorry for them in the slightest. In fact, it makes perfect sense why their mother would kill herself. Her husband hates her (which we NEVER get to see why) and her kids are sociopaths. Okay.

Also why does the husband drive his mentally unstable ex-cult member girlfriend and his newly motherless kids who hate her guts to a remote house in the dead of winter just to leave them immediately? It's almost laughable how little sense this movie makes.

Don't waste your time.