After “Hereditary” and “Midsommar,” Ari Aster quickly became a young American filmmaker to watch for the horror and A24 crowds.
But those fans, and pretty much everything else, didn’t care for Aster’s third feature, “Beau Is Afraid,” which tanked hard at the box office this spring.
Critical reception was mixed, too, with many critics non-plussed by a three-hour film about a put-upon man who, despite his journey, discovers no capacity or initiative to change.
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