Great horror/suspense/comedy

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2017)

From the mind of comedian Jordan Peele comes "Get Out," a story of a black man (played by Daniel Kaluuya) who visits his white girlfriend's (played by Allison Williams) family in the suburbs and slowly finds out that things are very, very off with her family and servants.
Everything is OK at first: the parents are all smiles and greet Kaluuya with hugs; the father mentions how he would have loved to vote for Obama a third time; the father using various slang to show he's hip and down with the Negroes, etc. Then Kaluuya notices the odd behavior of the black servants; the thinly veiled, racist remarks of Williams' drunk brother; plus a weird dream of Kaluuya being hypnotized by Williams' mother. And this is just the start of Kaluuya's long nightmare that will have him fighting for his sanity and life as the full secret of his girlfriend's family is slowly unraveled.
My most memorable, movie moment is the scene when Kaluuya is told of the family secrets and the heinous plan of what is to be done to him.
"Get Out" is not just a very good suspense/thriller, it is also loaded with social commentary that are insightful, funny, and infuriating. Examples: a black man's worry of being caught in a rich, white neighborhood at night; the troubles that black men have to deal with when dating white women; white liberals who are constantly giving examples of how they are not bigots; the physical superiority of black men over white men; the mental superiority of white men over black men; and how trendy it is now to be black, as if the color of skin is some kind of accessory to flaunt.
The subject of race relations is a touchy one, and those who are overly sensitive may want to steer away from this movie. Everyone else, jump in and watch the movie and have a laugh. "Get Out" is, after all, a satire.
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