What is surprising to me is why this movie was not released at the end of last year, because based on word of mouth, it's going to make some serious money and make writer/director Jordan Peele more of a household name.
The story is simple. Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) a Black guy and Rose Armitage (Alison Williams) his white girlfriend visit parents in the country. The father is a doctor (Bradley Whitford) the mother a psychologist (Catherine Keener). An eerie place being in the woods when you're a Black man. The parents have an over exuberance for Black people. They go out of their way to prove it. As most progressives do. Perhaps to hide their true feelings of evolution. Whatever the case, they are creepy. Funny but creepy. What ensues is a fantastic one location freak show. Psychologically mesmerizing and paced perfectly to the general mood. Thr performances are fantastic. We are wondering the same thing Chris is...why does this family desperately need to include him. Then the horror begins. Though, not for who you think it will be for.
Cinematically familiar, if you've ever seen psycho-dramas like "Gaslight" or 70's Roman Polanski, the music borrows heavily on those single chord plucks, and buzzing violin dissonance. It's unnerving study in space, style and clearly a moviemaker who knows the right movies to reference.
Fum stuff.
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