Expected a lot more...so bland and meh

Rating: 5/10 (23 September 2018)

I'd heard how great this was and about how much money it made so I was expecting a lot but this movie left me scratching my head. No one stood out in this. The kid from Get Out was terrible in this - it felt like he just got thrown in the movie because he was in Get Out and not because he was truly the right choice for the movie. It's almost like he was smirking throughout the film. Someone else would have been better in this. He was not good.
Everyone kept saying how funny the sister was so I was expecting a real laugh riot-I laughed one time. This whole movie was very sedate - almost like you could fall asleep to it. Plus it felt like a lot of girl power - like I seriously thought that at one point the women were just gonna take over and run everything.
And can I just say I think Forest Whitaker is overrated? I don't think he has much range and while everyone else seemed to do well with the accent - he sounded like he couldn't do it.
I usually love Martin Freeman but he was so bland in this.
I do not think this is deserving of all the accolades. Yes it has a mostly all black cast and that's great but that doesn't mean it equals brilliance or an amazing story. This was just ho hum.
Disappointing.