Review: Get Out
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When a comedian steps up for a biting satire film that falls deep within the horror realm, it really makes a critic want to roll their eyes.
But Jordan Peele — best known for his outlandish skits with Keegan-Michael Key — brings his vision about race relations, double standards and the conditions in which African Americans live under to light in this scary-good film.
His young lead actor, Daniel Kaluuya, gives an inspired performance as the black boyfriend who heads up to the suburbs for the weekend with his girlfriend (Allison Williams), to meet her entire extended family.
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“They’re the whitest people on the planet,” she explains in an apologetic tone, as her boyfriend takes it in stride, ready to tough out the weekend of cliched questions and borderline offensive queries.
But something dark is lurking at the luxurious home, and director Jordan Peele’s script has a knack for biting hard while putting the viewer on the knee.
He’ll take you out of that comfort zone you live in and put things in perspective, whether some watching the film will want to hear these ideas or not.
He pulls the curtain back and portrays his truth — his feelings — about how black men are treated in the United States, and boils it into one of the best satires ever put to screen.
Given the volatile nature of the United States right now, the film has been timed perfectly and will resonate with many.
It may be titled ‘Get Out,’ but I guarantee this film will stay in your head long after you’ve left that cushioned theatre seat.
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