Midsommar

[jon1959]

I watched it on DVD in January.

I was impressed by it but didn't really enjoy it.

It seemed to fuse a number of different influences with The Wicker Man at the top of the list, but also some of the casual 'horror' from dramas like The Borgias (Neopolitan Council dead), a nod to Logan's Run and a dollop of Scandi weird.

Florence Pugh is going to be a big name very soon.

[The Lone Gunman]

Florence Pugh is going to be a big name very soon.

She's incredibly good in the lead role. Brilliant actress, excellent performance.

However (and I know this is contradictory), her casting is my only real reservation with the film. Given the way in which her character develops, I feel that someone who looked along the lines of a young Kirsten Dunst would have been a better choice, but that observation is based purely on Florence Pugh's physical appearance. It's likely that no other actress would have been as convincing in the role and therefore the film wouldn't have been as good.

This is why I'm not a movie critic. I don't know what I'm talking about.

[rich munn]

She's incredibly good in the lead role. Brilliant actress, excellent performance.

However (and I know this is contradictory), her casting is my only real reservation with the film. Given the way in which her character develops, I feel that someone who looked along the lines of a young Kirsten Dunst would have been a better choice, but that observation is based purely on Florence Pugh's physical appearance. It's likely that no other actress would have been as convincing in the role and therefore the film wouldn't have been as good.

This is why I'm not a movie critic. I don't know what I'm talking about.

May I take that last sentence out of context and remind you of it on occasions in the Butchers?

Thanks.

[The Lone Gunman]

May I take that last sentence out of context and remind you of it on occasions in the Butchers? Thanks.

Absolutely, no problem. I use a similar phrase often enough when describing your views about football, so it's only fair.

[rich munn]

Absolutely, no problem. I use a similar phrase often enough when describing your views about football, so it's only fair.

I have noticed during our discussions about football that under your breath you have muttered the phrase "I don't know what I'm talking about." I wasn't going to tell anyone.