Jordan Peele delivers his second horror film that brings suspense, weirdness, and thrills.

Rating: 10/10 (23 March 2019)

Us (5 out of 5 stars).
Us is Jordan Peele's second outing in directing a psychological horror thriller after his first film Get Out. Us takes the audience into a new ground of a horror movie which feels like it is inspired from the Twilight Zone series or the creepy horror thrills from It Follows. I enjoyed every bit of Us which it delivers some thrills, has some humor, and a shocking story that takes it into a new direction. It may not have a settle political theme or message that Get Out has. There is a message and theme about a social class from the people living in luxury to those living beneath the surface.
The plot is definitely one of those were it is best to see without knowing much about it. The plot follows Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and her family going on a vacation. They reach their vacation home, and head out to the beach which Adelaide is very anxious about. After having a traumatic past when she was a child at that beach. And she went inside this mirror theme park house. When the family encounter another family that looks exactly like them with some strange look and impaired speech. They have come across their doppelgangers that are out there to kill them. Unless they can escape their doppelgangers and survive the night.
Jordan Peele is becoming my next favorite director with horror films. The film has a creepy atmosphere beginning. A young Adelaide at a carnival at the beach with her family. While her mother step away to the bathroom while the father was drunk and playing a whack a mole game. She walked away to the beach with some eerie storm coming from the horizon of the ocean. That tone is what sets for the rest of the film. Even during the opening credits with that music score in the background. It delivers chills hearing it. Then, to the present day, Adelaide is struggling with her past. Her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) is trying to have a good time with the family on vacation. Their teenage daughter Zora (Shahadi Wirght Joseph) and son Jason (Evan Alex) who is obsessed with trying to start a fire with his lighter. There is a eerie moment when the family is walking on the beach and their shadows are aside of them was just brilliant in capturing the tone of the movie. Also, the song of "I Got 5 On It" by Luniz also is played a few times with a darker score. But it works perfectly in the movie. Right after the family is trying to escape their doppelgangers. The suspense and thrills delivers. I would not say it was scary but it did deliver the intense and suspense build up.
There are a couple of twists and turns on the story with the doppelgangers which is best to see for yourself and have your own interpretation. Especially, in the final 15 minutes of the film. The twist will leave the audience talking right after credits roll. Lupita Nyong'o delivers with her performance as Adelaide and her doppelganger. The doppelgangers are by far creepy with their look and the animalistic sounds they make. Which seemed almost inhuman. Winston Duke was also good as well.
Overall, Us is a great psychological horror thriller film. The plot and direction creates a creepy tone almost like Stanley Kubrick's The Shining when the family is driving to the mansion. Except this family is driving to the beach. The film does deliver suspense and thrills that is worth checking out and some shocking weird twists that may have the audience talking.