Unusual horror

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2019)

Chris, who is black, follows his girlfriend Rose, who is white, to meet her parents for the first time. It's a meeting where everyone can feel the pressure. And the racial issue is at the forefront, although Rose assures Chris that everyone will be ok with it. At Rose's parents house Chris starts to feel uneasy. Perhaps it is that all the help is black, or perhaps it is some odd behaviour from the help. And it doesn't get better when there is a family party coming, with many other family and friends acting very odd indeed. Chris is starting to feel singled out, something deeply disturbing is going on.
An unnerving movie. Jordan Peele, the director, manages to take us along Chris's mental ride. Nothing is revealed beforehand, and there is just the feeling, those few odd details, that something is wrong. Like Chris though, we have no idea what is wrong. At the same time, as the weird things keep happen, sometimes to a bizarre level, it takes on a streak of comedy as well. Augmented by some odd choices of music I can almost best describe this as a horror/comedy.
Unlike many other horror movies it is not so gory and blooddripping as others, not until the end, that is. When all is revealed and Chris need to fight for his freedom, you get some quite bloody scenes.
I usually don't like horror movies, but this as stated, is something else. In the horror genre for sure, but so different that my normal objections doesn't apply. If you also usually dislike the genre, you might want to give Get Out a chance. If you on the other hand are a fan of the genre, I'm sure you will love it for it's originality as well.