'There's a family in our drive way'

Rating: 9/10 (13 April 2020)

I was terrified of this from the trailer, good sign! The trailer offered us house invasion horror that was scary as hell but the actual film offers so so much more.
From the director of Get Out 2017, Jordan Peele, created Us a film that I was desperate to see and if you click with his style derived from a multitude of horror/ thriller styles you'll love this.
One point I'll make from the get go is don't go into this thinking you will understand everything going on. I find it useful to remember the directors words 'the film is about duality' in the back of my mind while I watch. The film is open to interpretation but I didn't find it any less enjoyable to watch just more intriguing to think about later!
The characters and actors are brilliant! The family is instantly likable and relatable from their initial car journey to the setting where the main protagonists childhood trauma sparks the catalyst for the film. Incidentally they are listening to a classic hip hop song 'i got 5 on it' which I didn't think could haunt me like it does but with the clever and subtle remix it's been given it add to the vibe of the film.
This film has everything, creepy kids (a horror movie go to too freak me out) scary voices, relatable peril, big questions, judgement with a message. On first viewing I was too busy hiding behind my protection pillow (saved for jumpy movies) to take in all that this film has to offer. It left me intrigued and wanting answers but then I went on to enjoy answering the questions it gave me. I'm guessing everyone's questions will be different too giving it even more of a multilayered effect than Get Out did. Showing that the director has his own style, one that I very much enjoy.
I'm drawn to Jordan Peele in the same way I was with M Knight Shamaylan in the late 1990's after the Sixth Sense. Their genres are unique and definite. I cannot wait to see what he's done with Candyman set for release later this year and hope his further releases leave me wanting more as Get Out and Us have.