I wanted so badly for it to be good. Throws reason to the wind.

Rating: 6/10 (18 April 2019)

I was extremely excited for "Us" which probably made it much worse for me when my expectations didn't pay off. There are some really great things about this movie, but ultimately you're left with a half-thought-out ending that only makes sense and fits correctly if you reaaaaaally force it to. I felt that the cinematography, music score and acting was overall good. Nothing astounding, but it kept me immersed and entertained. I love that it took place in Santa Cruz, where I grew up. I loved the Boardwalk being so heavily featured, it was really cool to see. These are all of the positive things I can say.
Massive spoilers ahead: The rules and physics of this world strictly don't make sense. Okay, so there is a copy of all of these people in a basement in Santa Cruz, that were created to try and control their counterparts on the surface. These copies are just mindlessly controlled and have to do what their counterparts are doing on the surface. We see tons of examples of this, they are bound by the actions of those above. How did the girl get out and up the escalator in the first place? Even if you're willing to get past that, how did the clones all have enough control to obtain millions of pairs of scissors and make custom red outfits? They explicitly made these materials-HOW!? Why can they suddenly leave the basement? Why were counterparts created of random inconsequential people that don't even live near Santa Cruz? Why would they have made millions of these failed experimental clones when they would have learned from one test subject that the mind control didn't work? And most ridiculous of all, why do they have to eat raw rabbits? What a stupid "scary" detail thrown in to the mix just because. Yes rabbits reproduce quickly, but there's no reason they have to eat raw screaming bloody rabbits at all, other than "this is a horror movie, spoooooky!"
Before you get uppity claiming "you missed the symbolism! It's not about that!" No I didn't, and yes it is. Yes, I get that a group of people that we marginalize and that we view below us as a society doesn't have the same chance for success as many others, and yes I understand that when on the surface and given a chance those same people can succeed. The message is all fine and good, but it's so hamfisted and shoved in your face that Jordan Peele forgot to make the rest of the movie make sense. Overall this movie was a great build up for 25 minutes followed by an hour and a half of nonsense, but I was entertained most of the time. The ending, again, is just so ridiculous and left so many plot holes that I can't enjoy it all that much.