Enjoyable horror that's got some confronting commentary on US.

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2019)

Jordan Peele played with people's funny bones when he was in 'Key and Peele'; now the guy's leaving his mark on the horror genre with 'Get Out' and 'Us': two films that have been part of the 2010s' horror craze that make commentary on American racism and classism. The guy's got a knack for trying to make people uncomfortable thanks to his understanding of all things funny: so inverting his comfort-zone sense of humour through discomfort and African-American suburbia in his two recent features is an oddly fitting creative choice for the guy.
This film's got callbacks to 'Jaws', 'The Shining' and 'The Birds' whilst trying to make its sense of dystopian different to that seen in 'A Quiet Place': The world of 'Us' is an uncomfortable undertaking of humanity's darkside taking physical form. It's almost indirect commentary on the alt-right movement that's plagued the world since 2016; and honestly it's a bold thing to be doing that in the world of modern horror. The scares aren't in the jumps or monsters; it's ourselves.
Though the film's horrific and unintentionally funny at times, its message and intention is clear and very important in 2019.
I give 'Us' 4/5 stars.