Have you heard how goodToni Colletteis inHereditary? I’m sure you have, but just in case: Toni Collette is so good inHereditary. The actress delivers the performance of her career in the hit horror movie from first time feature filmmakerAri Aster, and the Oscar buzz has been brewing since the film debuted back at Sundance. ButHereditaryis having a moment right now, riding the wave of critical acclaim and a killer marketing campaign from A24 to $13 million opening weekend box office – the best opening for any A24 film to date – and to keep the buzz a-brewin' the indie studio has released a new trailer for the film putting the spotlight on Collette’s breathtaking performance.
Of course, it’s going to take a heck of a campaign to keep the fires lit on this one. Not because the performance doesn’t deserve it, but a)Hereditarywas released in the thick of summer and awards voters tend to have short memories and b) the Oscars have a notorious genre bias. However, coming off a year whereGet Outtook home Best Original Screenplay and the Academy gave Best Picture to a GDT monster movie, it might just be Collette’s time/ The actress previously earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination forThe Sixth Senseand her performance inHereditaryis basically the Olympics level version of her mini-breakdown in that film, so fingers crossed!
The less you know aboutHereditarybefore seeing it, the better, but to keep things spoiler-free, the film follows Annie (Collette) and her family after the death of her mysterious mother. Pulled apart by grief, the family descends into a hellish nightmare of domestic and supernatural torment. It’s an outstanding film and it all hinges on Collette’s performance, because in case you need one more reminder, she isso crazy goodin this movie.Hereditaryis currently playing in theaters nationwide and also starsAlex Wolff,Gabriel Byrne,Milly Shapiro, andAnn Dowd. Check out the new teaser below.
Here’s the official synopsis forHereditary:
“When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.”
For more onHereditary, be sure to check outAdam’s reviewand ourinterview with Collette, and click through our latest coverage in the links below.
