Great Sophomore Attempt from Peele

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2019)

To start off, US was a great film worth more than one watch. Peele is a master of mixing humor and truly terrifying scenes to build tension expertly. This is the type of horror film where the family is smart, lovable, and the exact type of people you would expect to survive in a horror movie. Peele reverses the "black person dies first" trope in a film that is both terrifying and compelling.
The fatal flaw of the film comes from too much information. When the film starts delving into the lore, that is when it begins to unravel. US leaves the viewer with more questions than answers, and not in a haunting, mysterious way. As well as a twist that is easily detected early on in the film, some plot points were not as well executed as they could have been. Occasionally we are hit over the head with obvious metaphor as well. Overall, the film may have had too much concept to contend with.
However, US was superbly acted (Lupita kills it) and keeps the pace up until the very end. An ambitious and impressive second film from Jordan Peele!!