Get Out (2017)

Genres

Horror, Mystery

Director

Jordan Peele

Country

USA

Cast

Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Lil Rel Howery, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, LaKeith Stanfield, Stephen Root, Erika Alexander, Zailand Adams

Storyline

Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) go upstate to visit her parent's for the weekend. It starts just fine but as the weekend progresses, it turns into a disturbing nightmare.

Opinion

For the past few months, I've been reading reviews praising Get Out which only made me want to see the film even more and had me expecting a great horror movie. I left the theatre happy but disappointed, because, while it was a suspenseful and creepy film, it really didn't work as a horror for me because it wasn't scary. But, like I said, it was a pretty good thriller.

And the good starts from the solid script. A script that features a simple yet engaging story that doesn't have any mind-blowing plot twist but whose plot points are very well structured, and will keep guessing what's going to happen next as director Jordan Peele skillfully builds tension and suspense.

The characters could have been a little deeper and better developed, but they aren't that bad for the genre. In spite of that, Daniel Kaluuya manages to shine as the leading character, Chris, with a performance that captures the horror and shock felt by the character as well as a wide range of emotions in a very genuine way.

However, what I liked the most about Get Out is the fact that it talks about racism and it does a pretty good job. This is the kind of movie that really makes you reflect on how African Americans are still treated in certain parts of the United States. Sure, Peele used a pretty unrealistic theme, but it works.