Sometimes confusing but good overall

Rating: 7/10 (30 June 2019)

Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) is the matriarch of a well-off family. While vacationing in a lavish cottage community in Santa Cruz, California, her family is confronted by an alternative family who seem to resemble them. Havoc ensues.
Director/writer Jordan Peale succeeds in frightening his audience with a story that succeeds for the most part. Occasionally, it seems far out and veering in areas that aren't always consistent. It also didn't help that the character with the most information had a voice impediment and was often difficult to understand.
"Us" seems to be making a statement that sets the well-off against the under-class of society. More might have been explored in this area to make its point but the film still has its benefits.
There is a lot of violence but, to Peale's credit, the gore is left just barely outside the camera frame, sparing the viewer from gratuitous blood and guts. The greatest credit for the film is an amazing plot twist at the end that not only fits the mysterious pieces together (as Peale did so well with "Get Out"), it creates a very blurry line between heroes and villains. The plot twist is so good that it encourages viewers to see the film again just to see it from another perspective. There is also good twisted humour in the film as well to add to the enjoyment.