Genre "Mash Up" Satisfies

Rating: 8/10 (31 January 2018)

As one who loves mixing it up musically, such as when ska blended both punk and reggae, I love genre mixing when done with bit of sophistication. In Get Out, you know that you are starting with a horror flick base line by the title. I don't know what other conclusion you could draw from that title. But we rally get more racial tension, relationship arm-twisting, family over-compensation, in a forced racial acceptance plot that are our horror droppings. The fun is that it is supplemented by the reality comedy of the overtness of it all. We go from awkward to uncomfortable to jolted in a round robin of social uneasiness called out by our TSA Agent whom we and his authorities just can't take seriously... until the secret is out.
As in the horror genre, the mythology is what carries the film and that actually suffers here in the exposure scenes. We never get a clear explanation of how the big secret was discovered and how it can actually be accomplished, so save some of the salt from your buttered pop-corn, because you'll need more than a few grains to get past it all!
Most of the acting was rewarding once you figure out what's going on which lets you see the racism to the point of absurdity, which is a main point of the film. Many of us have been the blemish in a white room and the gross conversational techniques to attempt compassion and acceptance can feel like horror movie. Take away that portion of the film and it still holds up.
Random left over thoughts:
Surprisingly, I haven't read any "Being John Malkovich" references, and that is besides Catherine Keener, who remains quite a talent here!
How odd that white old folks in bad health look to African Americans as physical specimens yet see them as beneath them in all other ways.
The Director took on a lot and entertained us despite non-traditional ingredients!