Read Logan's review of Us.
Set in present day along the iconic Northern California coastline, Us, from Monkeypaw Productions, stars Oscar® winner Lupita Nyong'o as Adelaide Wilson, a woman returning to her beachside childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Black Panther's Winston Duke), and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex) for an idyllic summer getaway.
Us is in theaters on March 22nd, 2019.
Usually, I am not a fan of horror films, but recent films like IT, A Quiet Place, and Get Out
have left me surprised and very satisfied when leaving the theater. Jordan Peele knocked my
socks off with Get Out, and although Us looked much scarier, he deserved my attention with his
second film.
Us is an incredible concept. What happens when a family shows up at your house to kill
you and it IS you? I thought this idea was explored in an original way and did not disappoint.
This is a horror film with a lot of blood, murder and creepiness, but it is also much more than
that. Jordan Peele’s writing is fantastic. The dialogue from the characters, although much of it is
exposition explaining the crazy world being created on screen, is smart, unique, and exciting. I
cannot wait to see what his creativity brings us all in the future.
Lupita Nyong'o is the star of this film. Her performance is incredible, and I am so
thankful to her that she would even accept a role like this in a horror film. Winston Duke plays
her husband, who is also fantastic, but I wish he had more to do in terms of the horror. He
seems to be left behind in a lot of ways. Winston and the two young actors playing their
children have some great moments, and they’re also used for most of the comedic relief in the
movie.
This movie is surprisingly hilarious! It can seem out of place at times, cracking jokes or
acting too normal in a situation of this magnitude, but Peele seems to fit the comedic moments
into the perfect points that need levity, and most had the entire theater laughing hysterically.
I’m unsure of what this film will be in the eyes of the general audience. I’ve already seen
critics calling it a masterpiece, and I witnessed a theater full of people being completely
confused leaving the screening with me. I think it will require multiple viewings, because this
film is smarter than most of us and has many layers to peel away. Overall, I would say after
having time to think on it, it’s a great film. I think it loses its feet every once in a while, and it
uses a lot of exposition with speeches to explain what it’s trying to show you, which gets old
quickly, but it takes a lot of risks and most of them pay off.
Most definitely check this movie out! It deserves your money and your many
conversations with people afterwards figuring things out. It doesn’t have many jump scares but
keeps you on the edge of your seat for much of the movie. I really look forward to seeing it
again!
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Logan (Contributor) is a Texas native and a massive fan of all genres of film. You can find him talking about movies on YouTube as half of the CraZCouple or in line for the latest Star Wars/Comic Book film.Click Here to check out Logan's Articles.