Total Stinker

Rating: 3/10 (25 May 2019)

I am not really baffled by the amazing rating that this film gets. Director Jordan Peele seems to a pet favourite of tinseltown, after his 'Get Out' success. He is such a favourite that he gets a free pass with this juvenile, predictable and clichéd mess that comprises 'Us'.
Come on, people! You have villains that make unnecessary speeches/illogical time-wasting actions every time a main character is at their mercy, but unimportant characters are conveniently and efficiently bumped off without said speeches or any formalities.
I can point you to hundreds of 3-star (or less) efforts that use exactly the same plot device. It is a puerile, adolescent technique that went out of fashion two decades ago. It is just lazy.
The characters are all one-dimensional. The plot is non-existent. The weird premise is simply nonsensical, and does not make anything mysterious or baffling, but simply stupid. There is nothing to understand, no hidden deeper meanings, nothing to figure out. Ooooh! And don't forget the obligatory scary twist at the ending, one that just makes no sense in terms of what has gone before.
What is going on here? Were you really scared? Were you really on the edge of your seat, rooting for the protagonists? Did you think, for one moment, that ANY of the main characters were in mortal danger? Really???
I enjoyed 'Get Out', but this film has absolutely zero redeeming qualities. It is just boring, boring, boring.