Good movie, but not THAT good!

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2020)

Jordan Peele hit the big time with this highly acclaimed and celebrated horror film GET OUT. I saw the movie in theatres when it first came out and while there were certain parts and performances that mightily impressed me, in some cases I wasn't that impressed. In particular, while breakout star Daniel Kaluuya received a well-deserved Best Actor nomination, I also thought that Catherine Keener should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress. She was intimidating, creepy perfection as the hypnotist mother of the main character's girlfriend, which was a well-played role by Allison Williams. Also, Betty Gabriel was superb as the dazed maid Georgina.
Bradley Whitford was just OK as the "cool" Dad character, but every role seems like he's playing the same smarmy jerkish character he's been playing for the last quarter century (and yeah I'm including Josh Lyman!). The hairy son was just a weirdo. But here's my main complaint: sorry, but Rod was a STUPID character and felt very out of place in this movie. I just can't take a guy seriously with his annoying meta commentary and juvenile dialogue. This character was more befitting being on a CW or Disney channel show, not a serious Oscar-nominated big screen film.
While Peele did a great job crafting an interesting horror exercise with an original premise with a few strong performances and tight story, the uneven mixture of serious horror with such a silly side character like Rod almost sunk this movie for me. Also, I don't get what was so special about Peele's script for him to win an Oscar. I'm still perplexed as to how a certified horror masterpiece like The Conjuring got no major award nominations, while this so-so flick was lauded like it was. Get Out is a good movie, but best horror film of the decade? That honor goes to The Conjuring.