It actually was top notch

Rating: 9/10 (4 April 2019)

This film isn't aimed solely or principally to entertain, it is much subtler, and requires a lot of attention of the viewer to dissect every detail.
Superficially seen, yes, it's a typical horror movie, but beneath that there's a lot of meanings, themes, foreshadowing dialogues ecc.
Unlike most of horror movies, Us does not rely on jumpscares, it creates an eerie atmoshpere and mostly relies on visual elements to emphasize such elements, something I really appreciated.
A very recurring meaning is indeed the theme of the double very interesting handled, not only with the enemies being the doppelgÃ¤ngers of the main characters, but also under other aspects, such as the duality of human nature (rational/irrational), ecc.
I really find the accusation of the story having plot holes to be nonsensical. The more I rethink about the film, the more cause-effect connections I find as to why certain things happened. It's all there, you just need to find it.
What I also really liked is how there is an almost fully afroamerican cast without the subject of the movie being racial discrimination. I hope not to be misunderstood, I am clearly in favor of diversity representation, and that's exactly why I appreciate that in this movie we are allowed to see an afroamerican family in the lead without the topic of the movie being related to their skin colour, I believe it's the best way to represent diversity correctly and inclusively.
So far, this is probably the best film released in 2019. Awards season is still to come, but I strongly believe that it will still stay among the top releases of the year.