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Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2017)

I've never been a ghost kind of horror fan. In fact, my two favorite ghost films aren't even horror movies: the original Ghostbusters and Ghost. BUT, I've heard so many positive things about this horror flick, I decided to finally see it.
Thank God, I was wrong. About ghosts, anyways.
This is NOT a ghost story as I somehow misinterpreted it to be. That was my bad. What it is is a refreshing, original, wonderfully written and awesome throwback to real horror movies from 40 years ago.
Yep. This could've easily come out in 1977 and with the exception of cell phones and the TSA, it would've fit perfectly. Talk about a reverse-timeless movie
A romantic duo, Chris and Rose head to Rose's family estate to introduce her family to her new beau. BUT, things aren't pitch perfect as they appear and Chris starts to see the weirdness that's slowly engulfing him. Will hedare I?...GET OUT in time?
I already liked Jordan Peele a lot from several of his other projects and heard he did want to do straight up horror vs. his typical humor gigs. Good for him. He succeeded. While, technically, it's more "thriller," it definitely fits in the horror genre.
With the horror market more than drenched in ghost/haunted house stories of the past decade, I applaud a filmmaker for thinking outside the box and making a horror movie for the rest of us. The Invitation and Who's Next? are just two other examples in recent years that impressed me instead of boring me with the same ole spooked spirit spin.
While not groundbreaking or unpredictable, it's a fun little freaky tale that ends exactly how I had hoped it would. Well done, Peele. Come back. We need more ghostbustin' of the current horror trend.
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Final thoughts: I happened to see another "horror" movie today in the theatre: Alien: Covenant. Funny. Famous Director Ridley Scott helmed that "horror" movie, but probably needs to contact Peele if he plans on making his next Alien movie actually scary.