A worthy follow up to Get Out

Rating: 8/10 (14 November 2019)

Us stars Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, and Elisabeth Moss and is directed by Jordan Peele. The film revolves around a family who decides to take a vacation in Santa Cruz, but their vacation is interrupted by a group of doppelgangers that begin to hunt them down. This movie marks Jordan Peele's second time directing after Get Out. And if you thought Get Out was crazy, wait till you experience this. Jordan Peele takes us on an adventure into his imagination and his imagination never stops from there, as we get deeper and deeper as the movie progresses. This guy has such a wild imagination that when the first trailer was released Jordan Peele takes a simple rap song by LUNIZ and incorporates it in the movie. I always find it interesting to have a comedian like Jordan Peele who has been doing comedy since Mad TV switch from comedy to horror. And not just that, but he created a movie with an original script and a different psychological thriller that doesn't imitate plot twists like Sixth Sense or Memento. I could feel his passionate for horror movies and the inspirations he uses without trying too hard to be the Shining or any other horror movie I can think of. And he still has that creativity and imagination to give us something new without it feeling like a sequel to Get Out even though some of the dialogue feels like its borrowed from Get Out. I was amazed how great and fantastic this movie was that I watched it a second time so I could soak up his genius and creativity. And even after leaving the theatre a second time I found myself questioning the ending or other scenes that I wont spoil for anyone. Also added to the scare factor is Lupita Nyong'o who gives a haunting performance as herself and her doppelganger. And her performance still haunts my dreams as every movement and her dialogue send shivers down my spine that the other characters you forget about. I did have a problem with the humor that Us has to offer as some of it felt forced while some humor was actually laugh out loud funny. There was no balance between humor and the psychological elements in the film. To sum up it up this movie felt like an episode out of Black Mirror, which I hope Jordan Peele hops on that train. Overall this is a terrifying experience that you'll want to experience a second time. And I could talk about spoilers, but I'm not going to because it's worth checking it out for yourselves, but ignore the people who thinks that this is overhyped.