Highly entertaining

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 2017)

I was aware of Jordan Peele's talent from his sketch comedy show "Key and Peele". Here he is not on screen, but rather serves as writer and director. Get Out is about an African American man who spends a weekend with his white girlfriend's family in the wealthy white 'burbs. During his visit, he uncovers a frightening truth surrounding her family, which is slowly revealed through strange situations and characters.
It's not a jump out of your seat horror film, and it is often funny in places. The easy spin on race relations developed in his sketch comedy perhaps gave Peele the confidence to go down the road he takes us down. Peele is a self-assured director, and there are no wasted or awkward scenes. The film gets a bit wacky towards the end, in the sense that it's for me an unnecessary turn towards sensationalism where it could have stayed on the same plane as the rest of the movie and still been effective. I did however like the unpredictability of the film.
I was highly entertained and look forward to Peele's next film with relish.