One of the best movies I have seen in a long time!

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2017)

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE! It's quite rare that I give a movie a 10/10. I think to deserve a 10, it has to not just amaze me while I'm watching the film, but make me think about it constantly for days on end. That is what Get Out certainly did.
I really did not expect this movie to do anything very unique, but I was instantly amazed by its eeriness, strangeness and of course its mystery which it certainly doesn't lack. Being directed by a comedian (Jordan Peele) you wouldn't expect a great horror film, given that comedy is the polar opposite genre to horror, but he did an AMAZING job.
Get Out centres around a black male named Chris who is invited to his girlfriend's house; her name is Rose and she is white. When Chris meets the family of white people, he notices extremely bizarre things, such as black workers and maids who seem to be forcefully smiling. The family is having a neighbourhood party where everyone is white. When Chris is about to leave, he discovers the dark secret behind this family, including his girlfriend. It turns out- SPOILER- that the family is luring in black people so that the family can insert their brains into them, resulting in immortality.
All of the Armitage family are the villains and they are played fantastically. The Father, Dean, is a surgeon for the victims as well as the one auctions off victims. He has the help of Rose's brother Jeremy who acts as an assistant to him by transporting victims. The Mother, Missy, hypnotises the victims into falling asleep and for taking commands. All of these are dark, creepy and absolute psychopaths. What makes them scary is that they seem like normal, average people, making their twist seem much scarier. This also applies to Rose, but she is easily the creepiest and best villain because the way she can hide her true identity for so many people for months and manipulate them like that is just amazing. I also love the fact that she has fun with her victims, an example being with Chris when he asks for the keys but she hangs on to them for about a minute, watching his extreme distress until she says "You know I can't give you the keys, right babe?" Honestly, just perfect.
Then you have the other characters. The background characters all have some mystery behind them; for example, I really wanted to learn more about the blind man (before.. you know...). But of course Chris is the main star here: he has a tragic backstory about his Mother's death, yet remains strong. He doesn't fight with strength, he fight with wit, which is a lot more important than strength. He is a fantastic protagonist. The comic relief character, Chris' best friend Rod, was hilarious put a perfect comedic aspect in the film that, unlike in other horror movies, doesn't take away the eeriness. And that is difficult to do because, as I said, comedy and horror are polar opposites, so the fact the movie put a balance between the two is hugely impressive. Also, he saved Chris' life for crying out loud! I could go on about this movie all day; I have theories, I have opinions on minor details. But you came here for a 1000-word review and that's what this is going to be. Get Out is an amazing, creepy, funny, intriguing movie. It's one of the best movies of the decade and I highly recommend it to both comedy and horror fans. This is an instant classic! 10/10