REVIEW: "Get Out"

Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller

Directed by: Jordan Peele

Written by: Jordan Peele

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson and LilRel Howery

In Theaters: February 24, 2017 (USA wide)

Runtime: 104 minutes

I watched Get Out a long time ago (I guess it was in May), but I re-watched this one yesterday and I thought it was worth of a review.

The movie begins as the typical "boy meets gf's parents" movie: "Do they know that I am black?". And then the Jordan Peele builds all the movie's plot around this concern from its leading man.

Get Out succeeds not by trying to be extremely original or adding never-seen before elements to the plot, but it succeeds thanks to a writer/director that refuses overthinking and decides to include a social satire in it: Obama was the best president or "Black... is in fashion". What happens next... made me hold my breathe.

Daniel Kaluuya delivers a star-making performance in Get Out. He's an imposing figure (visually speaking, he's really tall and big, with a real dark skin), but he's also a commanding lead! He transports the audience through his journey with him, side by side - he's the secret ingredient that makes this movie work so beautifully. Plus, he has a very expressive face and makes for an intense use of his physicality - a star. Allison Williams sure is a pretty face and a nice presence on-screen, but who highlights the supporting cast is Betty Gabriel with an exquisite scene-stealing "strange" performance (she's a question mark until the very end of the movie). Catherine Keener also delivers a great "psycho" performance and LilRel Howery brings some welcome laughs.

A standing ovation for the score and how it is used. An amazing combo of the composer's and director's works. In fact, Jordan Peele does an incredible as a screenwriter and as a director and emerges as one of the most promising directors working today. This is his directorial debut and he accomplishes something many directors can't in a lifetime: elevateing something simple by adding a relevant social comment.

An horror movie with substance, Get Out doesn't push many boundaries, but it succeeds as one of the best American indepent horror flicks in recent years.

RATING: 4,5 / 5

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