Get Out - Film Review

-
Get Out is directed by Jordan Peele and stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener and Caleb Landry Jones.

Plot
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) go to visit her parent's (Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener) for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend goes on, Chris learns the truth, which he never could have imagined.

Review
I just watched this film for the first time today and I have to say that it's really good.

Jordan Peele is mostly known for the sketch comedy show he did with Keegan-Michael Key called Key and Peele and they did a movie together called Keanu which was actually my first R-rated film in theaters.

This is a big departure from Peele's other work, this is a serious horror film, which he actually did really well and this is probably one of my favorite films I've seen this year.

The story is really good, but I'm not giving too much away in case you haven't seen it.

This film is both a horror film and a social commentary on racism, which is important to the plot. I prefer how the family isn't in-your-face racist, but more of a passive aggressive kind, where they just think to themselves and hiding it rather than being blatant about it. It's just creepier if you're hiding a a dark secret instead of just being open about it.

The pacing in the movie is actually really good, as I was surprised when I checked the time and saw that I was an hour and five minutes in, and it didn't feel like it was an hour in.

Our cast is amazing here. Daniel Kaluuya is great, I'd like to see him in more things, I'm now excited to see him in Black Panther next year. Allison Williams is great, the parents are great. I liked Lil Rel Howrey as Rod, Chris's friend, that guy was pretty funny.

Speaking of funny, I want to get into my next point: Get Out being nominated for Best Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes. Get Out has some funny moments (like the parts with Rod) but it is not a comedy, Jordan Peele doesn't really care about what category this movie was in, as he had this to say.

Overall, the movie is creepy, I wasn't really scared but it was creepy, good plot, great acting, racism is bad (true), probably one of my favorite horror films this year.

8.5/10

Previous review - Justice League
Next review - Hey Arnold! The Movie

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Best F(r)iends - Film Review

-
Image
Best F(r)iends is directed by Justin MacGregor and stars Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, who also wrote the movie, Kristen Stephenson Pino, Paul Scheer, Vince Jolivette, and Rick Edwards. Plot Jon (Greg Sestero), a homeless man, is living on the street until he is taken in by a mysterious mortician named Harvey (Tommy Wiseau) an they become business partners. However, both men are forced to learn about friendship and loyalty, which is where the title comes in. Review If you read the reviews I did of The Room and The Disaster Artist , you'd know that I'm a fan of both of those movies so naturally I was excited for this. Whether you like it depends on who you are. If you're a fan of The Room , you will probably like this, if not, then it's probably not worth your time. I don't want to go into too many spoilers in case you haven't seen it. I actually do understand the title for this movie, because it starts off with Jon and Harvey becoming friends and lat...
Read more

Mission: Impossible 2 - Film Review

-
Image
Mission: Impossithon Day 2 Mission: Impossible 2 is directed by John Woo, and stars Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Dougray Scott, Richard Roxburgh, and Anthony Hopkins. Plot IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, again) is sent to Sydney, to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera". Review I didn't like this movie much, it's pretty forgettable. The first hour is slow and the action doesn't pick up as much until the second act. And I just couldn't get invested in it. I don't even remember some of the characters names, so I'll just refer to them by the actors' names. Also, if your movie is already as slow as Mission: Impossible 2 is, don't overuse slow-mo as much as Mission: Impossible 2 does. Also, this film originally had a 3 1/2 hour long cut. I'll pass on that. I will say, the movie is shot very well and some of the action scenes do look really good, but it's not enough to save this movie for...
Read more

Wonder Woman - Film Review

-
Image
Justicethon Day 7 Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Danny Huston, Robin Wright and Connie Nielson. Wonder Woman is the fourth film in the DCEU and the second not directed by Zack Snyder. Plot Set in 1918, long before the other 3, Princess Diana (Gal Gadot) grows up on the Amazon island of Themyscira. American pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) crashes offshore of the island and is rescued by Diana. After he tells Diana about World War I, she leaves her home in order to end the war. Review Let me just say: This is the best of the DCEU by far, it looks great, the story's great, the cast is great. This actually reminds me of two Marvel movies I've seen, Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor . CA:TFA was about a superhero going into a world war (I know they're 2 different wars) and Thor was about someone from another realm based on mythology coming into our society (I know Themyscira is on Earth and Asgard is on a dif...
Read more