Us

Movie 🎥 Review: “Us”. Critics gave it a 94% the users an 68%. Rated: R with a running time of 1 hr and 56 mins with an IMDb of 7.4/10. Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker.

Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child. Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival. When the masks come off, the family is horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them.

Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele. The project was first announced in February 2018, and much of the cast joined that summer. Peele produced the film alongside Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick (with the trio previously having collaborated on Get Out and BlacKkKlansman), as well as Ian Cooper. Filming took place from July to October 2018 in California.

Us had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures. The film has grossed over $216 million worldwide and received praise from critics for Peele's screenplay and direction, as well as for the musical score and acting.

If you’re going into this thinking this will be a straight-forward horror film you will be somewhat disappointed. Us is a complex, mind bending experience that tests the limitations of what a horror film can be. What's great about the film is how differently people will interpret what they've witnessed. I left the theater trying to wrap my head around what I just saw and what it’s all truly about - and that, to me, is one of those interesting feelings you have when you leave a great film.

I hate saying this, but this film is the product of when you've got incredible everything and an underdeveloped script. The concepts are great, but lose their value and appreciation because there is so much with so little explanation, leaving me with the impression that they were not completely thought-out.

Acting was incredible, cinematography, lighting, set design, and sound track were great too! It's just that the script and story does not fully deliver. It's so conceptual that it loses horror, yet so rushed in execution that it loses coherence.

I will say this though…..Jordan Peele is definitely the Alfred Hitchcock of the 21’st century. My explanation above is reflected in the users 68% rating. Not really sure why the critics were rating it a 94%.

Still I recommend you see it for its unusual value, you won’t be disappointed!