Are events more tragic or less tragic depending on if those involved had a choice in the situation or not? All I know for sure is that this flat-out unsettling, spine-tingling masterpiece is arguably the best film of the year and all around unforgettable

Mostly I just felt really weirded out, which is what the movie wants... In that way, Hereditary is a true horror film.

Toni Collette should make room for another Oscar nomination...The grief wells within her, leaving her conflicted on proper routes to express it.

Overwrought and overlong genre pic that gets under your skin by twisting and drawing the cliches and tropes of run of the mill horror.

Hereditary is basically a brilliant machine for scaring us, and Collette's operatic, hypnotic performance seals the deal every second she's on the screen...

A taut, heartfelt and intelligent psychological horror film with superb performances, exquisite production design, and just enough room for interpretation. The less you know about the plot before watching it, the better.

What it lacks in tension is redeemed in Toni Collette's stunning performance.

Profoundly disturbing and absolutely terrifying, Hereditary will haunt you for days.

Collette is fallible, affecting and ferocious in one of her best roles for years.

Toni Collette's work as Annie here is gut-wrenching in its own terms, as she's able to craft a horror that reaches beyond just what goes bump in the night, but that lies at the heart of a woman whose whole family seems to be crumbling before her eyes.

Hereditary is one of the most unsettling movies I've ever seen, and I couldn't sleep because of it.

Hereditary is a long, slow burn of a movie, but by the time its final climaxes hit, you'll be shellshocked and paranoid.

The film's deliberate pacing, commitment to atmosphere over cheap scares, and stellar cast, led by the remarkable Collette, make this work an early contender for one of the best horror films of the year.

Jaws will be dropped and cheers will be had from watching this one, which is already a frontrunner for my best of the year list.

Blue chip performances from a top notch cast.