Over-rated "pseudo art"

Rating: 2/10 (1 July 2019)

Us has its creepy moments for sure and I think I understood most of the social commentary about some Americans having better lives than others and how rich or poor we are all "tethered" and circumstance can dictate our lives blah blah blah...but that's kinda where the movie lost me. It tried too hard to be "symbolic" about social issues when there was no reason to be so vague about a point that isn't really such a mystery to start with. In other words I felt like the movie made you work hard to understand it and the payoff just isnt there. Its almost like a "pseudo art" movie where they wanted to be vague and weird just to be vague and weird. I also found all of the characters annoying and the "twist" at the end was HIGHLY predictable. Much better movies, in my opinion, that are similar in style and symbolism are "Hereditary" and "The Witch." Even the flawed and ridiculous Get Out was better than this. Anyway, it was worth a watch but keep expectations low.