Get Out

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Violence    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens February 24, 2017

Runs 104 minutes

Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) is going home with his girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) to meet her parents for the first time. It is especially nerve-wracking for him because she hasn't told them he is black. She tells him not to worry, her parents are ultra-liberal. In fact, her Dad would have voted for Barack Obama for a third term if he could have. Once they arrive, things seem a little off. The folks, Dean (Bradley Whitford) and Missy (Catherine Keener) are nice enough but their black housekeeper Georgina (Betty Gabriel) and their black gardener Walter (Marcus Henderson) are acting really strange. Things get even weirder at the family barbeque. When Chris sees another "brother" he is excited to finally have someone to talk to.  But why does he warn Chris to "get out" while he still can? What is going on out in the suburbs? Why are the few black people acting like zombies? Will Daniel figure out the truth before it is too late?

This is an awesome movie. It is paced like a thriller but there are definitely some horror elements. There is also plenty of humor (thank you TSA agent Rod (LilRel Howery) - hilarious). And, it is a totally different kind of film. There is an undercurrent of racism. Small comments that don't seem that bad are just like little digs. In an America that is supposed to be post-racial, there are still things that linger and become uncomfortable. As written and directed by Jordan Peele, this movie will make you think. It will also keep you guessing and make you jump out of your chair a couple times. I don't want to give anything away so that is all I will say. Even if you don't like horror films, don't let that keep you from seeing this film. Scary, entertaining and even a little enlightening. Go see it!

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