Get Out (2017) vs the Skeleton Key (2005)

Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2017)

*****Caution: this review not only contains spoilers for Get Out but ALSO the Skeleton Key*********
First of all, I was shocked to see the Skeleton Key got such a low rating on IMDb while Get Out that just came out recently has been receiving generally positive reviews and feedback from the audience. I have to say, having very high expectations when I walked into the cinema was one of the reasons why I was a little disappointed by the movie. Honestly, the actors did a good job playing their parts, the soundtracks were on point, cinematic pictures were enjoyable, and the movie was not boring, but I still think it is overrated for the following reasons.
1. Unbelievable There are too many flaws in this movie. The white girl is skinny, flat-chested, and acts clueless for the most time. I know the nature of the character demands her to play innocent, but seriously? A bunch of black dudes fell for that? Nobody suspects anything after the black people gone missing? If the black TSA cop can just find the house so easily, how come everybody passing by never suspects anything?
2. Not that original How is the concept different than the body-switching in Skeleton Key? For those of you haven't seen Skeleton Key, I strongly recommend you do. In that movie, an African-American couple uses voodoo to seduce young people to switch bodies with them. I find the idea of "switching to a younger body just because they are young and stronger" more convincing than "switching to a black person's body just because it is in fashion". In the movie, they made a lot of implications to show the white cult is somewhat racist, like the brother talking about being more advanced and a few steps ahead. It seems like the movie makers want racism to be a selling point but also don't want viewers walking out hating each other so they whitewashed it at the end and have the blind guy say something like, we are not doing this because of your race, we're just doing it because you guys are stronger and faster.
3. Too predictable I mean, we knew the family was up to something all the way from the beginning. Killing the bad guys was way easy and very predictable. The only part that was not predictable was probably when the girlfriend turns out to be a part of them too.
Overall, I thought using race as a theme in horror movies was a fantastic idea, but the movie makers could have done a better job with this topic. It could have been something more unique instead of something that could be replaced by actors of any other color.