Please don't compare this film to The Shining

Rating: 3/10 (25 March 2019)

There is a professional critic out there that is comparing Us to The Shining and that is ludicrous and is not true. The Shining, is a bit slow, and much longer, but Us always keeps a even and easy pace, where as The Shining is meant to be quiet and polarizing. I am in no way saying that Jordan Peele didn't, or doesn't, get that silence in a film is golden, he understands that better than most filmmakers today, but the story does not deserve to be compared to The Shining in any way or form, nor does the silence enhance this mediocre film's flimsy storyline.
The Shining does have many interpretations, but Us has an extremely straightforward story line that does not need much looking into. It's a standard "thriller" that's been watered down and made into overhyped mush that is easier to consume than oatmeal, and comes out faster too. It does not compare in the slightest to The Shining and the reviewer that compared the two should do everyone a favor and take down that review that makes the movie seem really good, when in reality it's mediocre at best and nothing to write home about.