A comedy, not a horror film

Rating: 4/10 (19 July 2018)

As a comedic satire of AfroAmericans' worst nightmares and fantasies about white people, this film is very funny, especially as our hero is so trusting that he consistently ignores his bff's dire warnings along the path to ruin. That the decrepit white monsters show a preference for virile young black people adds to the humour.
However, having discovered that this is apparently meant to be a serious horror film cum social commentary I can only give it a thumbs down.
Our leads are both endearing, until we learn the awful truth about her and her family. But everybody else is so absurdly weird (even the bff) that there is no room for belief that this has anything to do with the real world (unless perhaps a real world as reflected in the film Deliverance).
There is more one can relate to in the films about vampires trying to perpetuate their existence by possessing new bodies full of youthful vitality - which is effectively the same plot but doesn't try to make a racial issue out of it. I am appalled by the potential impact on interracial relations for anybody who takes this film the slightest bit seriously. But for those who can laugh out loud at it there is still hope.