Tense and suspenseful fun

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2018)

I don't like horror movies. I choose to avoid them if at all possible, but that doesn't mean I haven't seen some of the best ones. The exorcist, Halloween, the Blair witch project, the shinning and the sixth sense are all movies I have seen. I respect them all A's movies and don't dislike them per say but the genre in general just isn't my cup of tea. Not that I am scared by any of them they just don't appeal to me for other reasons.
However get out broke down my defences and gave me one of the best movie experiences I had all year. I went into this movie blind except for the knowledge that this was a horror movie.
Right out of the gate the suspense for this movie builds as soon as he gets to the house. The movie does a great job of making regular dialogue ominous and meaningful. The movie stays suspenseful up until the the finale. Throughout this suspense you are left to try and figure what it is that is exactly going on. You get small hints and clues throughout each leaving you a bit more on edge.
Before I talk about the finale I think I need to address the race element that plays a massive role in the movie and likely is a deciding factor to whether you like it or not. I've seen some people feel attacked by this movie which I think is unfair. Whether you think the message is true or not you can't hate the artistic side of it for that. I personally think the whole "so not racist it's racist" message is a good one and I think the movie makes an effort to show that this isn't all white people. Despite whether you hate this message or not you can't let it take away from the high level directing and writing exhibited in all the scenes. Especially the dialogue.
Now on to the finale. This was pure cathartic tense action up until the last. Seeing the people who were using other humans as bodies being killed was somewhat relaxing in a sort kill bill sort of way.
I saw both endings for this movie and I have to say I much prefer the ending where Rod comes to the rescue rather than the police. This ending makes everything that happened before it more satisfying. I am also a sucker for happy endings. Sure the police ending was more realistic but I don't watch these kinds of movies for realism. Besides the whole brain transplant completely shattered that illusion already.