An entertaining horror culture commentary

Rating: 8/10 (1 March 2017)

Jordan Peele has crossed over from comedy into the horror genre though he keeps plenty of the humor from his stint on the popular Comedy Central show. Peele directs this thriller about a black man Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) who travels to visit the parents of white girlfriend Rose Armitage (Allison Williams). Her parents Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford) Armitage act pretty strange but assure Chris that they are not racist and approve of the interracial couple. Rose's brother Jeremy (Caleb Landry Jones) is aggressive toward Chris and all- around a creepy dude.
Chris is trying to quit smoking and Missy offers to hypnotize him to help him stop, but at first he refuses. Chris also notices that the maid Georgina (Betty Gabriel) acts really strange and the groundskeeper Walter (Marcus Henderson) also acts standoffish and weird towards Chris. The parents inform Chris that they'll be having a gathering of neighbors and friends. Chris describes the situation to his friend caring for his dog Rod Williams (Lil Rel Howery) who warns against the strange behavior of these wealthy white people.
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