We are Americans.......

Rating: 9/10 (28 March 2019)

Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child.
Haunted by a terrifying experience from the past, Adelaide becomes increasingly concerned that something sinister is going to happen.
Her worst fears are confirmed when four strangers appear at the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival.
When the strangers finally confront them, the family are horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them......
Take what you want from Peele's latest film, it could have many connotations, from the fearing oneself, as in self realisation, or it could simply be a homage to popular culture from yesteryear that now falls on the dead ears of a new generation.
The many references to eighties pop culture (notice the VHS tapes on the shelf at the beginning, all foreshadowing events that are about to follow, The Man With Two Brains, The Right Stuff, and most notably, C.H.U.D., which has a running arc throughout the whole film).
But the film also deals with the mysticism of Deja Vu, the events that occur with PTSD, living with a past event that will haunt you, follow you until the end of time.
Or maybe one is looking way too far into the cinematic abyss, looking for things that may or may not be there.
Other than that, it's a film that lives up to its expectations, its predecessor, and cements Peele as one of the most exciting directors working at the moment.
genuine scares are supported by genuine laugh out loud moments, that compel the viewer to question what on earth is going on, and the nuclear family element is a pivotal part of what makes the film work, from both ends of the spectrum.
seeing it for a second time makes the film that little more genius, but takes away a little of the crucial elements of what makes the film work so well.
The cast are great, N'yongo in particular gives two wonderful performances that are so different from each other that you could honestly believe that it's two different performers taking on the 'dual' role.
It scares without going for the cheap 'quiet-quiet-quiet....Bang!' shocks that are the bane of horror films of late, and references to The Shining and The Lost Boys, and even O.J Simpson, are subliminal, but imperative to the films overall narrative arc.
You'll be hard pressed to find a more satisfying horror thriller this year, and the ending is surprisingly beautiful, although ultimately disturbing.
Try and see it with minimal knowledge of the film, and then see it again, just to see how brilliantly obvious things are...