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Get Out
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I was morbidly curious when Jordan Peele (of sketch comedy show Key & Peele) announced that he was going to be directing and writing a horror film for Blumhouse studios. Consider more than a bit curious, but nervous, considering this was his first time directing a feature length film, AND it has an element of race relations built into it. With the media snow storm pushing race relations into the focus of the public for the last several years I was feeling overwhelmed with what seems like propaganda and couple that with the fact that the last thing I saw Jordan Peele have any production interest in was the mediocre comedy Keanu I wasn’t expecting much. Color me completely shocked when I actually get to watch Get Out over the weekend and am left completely speechless. I’m not going to say that Jordan Peele is going to have a stellar horror career like Carpenter, Craven or the like, but his first outing is nothing short of incredible. A witty film that sardonically casts in elements of race relations (rather well I might add) in with social satire and a healthy dose of creep had me literally on the edge of my seat the entire way.
Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) is about to meet his girlfriend, Rose’s (Alison Williams of Girls fame) parents. Usually this is a nervous experience for most guys, but this is more akin to Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as Chris is African-American and Rosie comes from an affluent Caucasian family. Rose assures Chris that everything is going to be fine, and the two head off into her family’s estate to meet the parents. Dean (Bradley Whitford) and Missy (Catherine Keener) seem like decent enough parents. They’re a bit different than what Chris expected, but they seem to accept him decently enough. Even Rose’s kind of creepy brother Jeremy (Caleb Landry Jones) is a decent enough fellow, but there’s that hint of uneasiness and awkward tension that can happen when not everyone is comfortable around people of another race.
While that’s odd enough, Chris notices several very strange things around the place. The two servants around the house are both black as well, but their personalities are a bit…odd… to say the least. The young boy can’t put his finger on it but things just feel wrong. Missy is a psychologist and Dean a neurosurgeon, and Missy kind of bluntly tries to help Chris cure a smoking habit with hypnotherapy. At this point in the film you already know something is up with Rose’s parents. The creepy stares, the use of hypnotism, and a mysterious “party” that just so happens to be held on the day after Chris and Rose’s arrival. A party that ends up being much darker, and much more dangerous than Chris could have ever imagined.
Jordan Peele does a fantastic job at mixing multiple elements together to create something fresh and exciting. The race relation bits could have gone downhill rather quickly and delve into “I hate whitey’s” territory, but the sardonic wit that he employs throughout make it so amusing and so hilariously WRONGO that there is no offense taken or given throughout. I caught myself laughing at things due to the sheer absurdity of them, only to realize that you almost shouldn’t be laughing, but then starting with jaw hanging down as the terror amps up. I’m usually not one scared or creeped out by horror movies anymore (they’re more of a genre love if you’ve grown up with them), but by the end I was truly feeling a disturbed. Something which doesn’t happen very often and makes me tip my hat off Jordan Peele for his excellent blending of creep factor, with social commentary and little bits of absurd wit.
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Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references
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• Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
• Unveiling the Horror of Get Out: Go behind-the-scenes for the making of Get Out
• Q&A Discussion with Writer/Director Jordan Peele and the Cast: Director/Writer Jordan Peele sits down with the cast to answer fan questions on the film hosted by Chance the Rapper.
• Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jordan Peele
Final Score:
Get Out TRULY impressed me, and that’s hard to do to a cynical horror aficionado. A first-time director, a touchy subject matter, and some no name (comparatively) actors and I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. No matter the odds against him, Jordan Peele actually pulled it off and he did so WELL. Both leads did a fantastic job, especially Kaluuya, who really makes the movie with the different emotions that he goes through trying to figure out WHAT is going on before it’s too late. Audio and video are spot on incredible, and the movie is worth every second of it if you like suspenseful horror that really is fresh and new to the genre. The extras are a tad slim in quantity, but they make up for that with quality (the commentary is a blast to listen to) leaving me to recommended this as VERY Highly Recommended.
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Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams, Bradley Whitford
Directed by: Jordan Peele
Written by: Jordan Peele
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1 AVC
Audio: English: DTS-HD MA 5.1
Studio: Universal
Rated: R
Runtime: 104 Minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: May 23rd, 2017
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
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That'd be pretty freakin' amazing if they pulled off a Horror (or Thriller) at a PG rating! lol
