GET OUT

Plot:

Chris (Kaluuya) who is African American and Rose (Williams) who is Caucasian have been dating for a few months now and so Rose convinces Chris that they should go visit her family who resides in a rural suburban area. Upon arriving Chris immediately begins to get eerie vibes when he notices that the only blacks on site are in subservient roles while in a zombie like state. Things really get weird when he is inadvertently hypnotized by Rose's mom and dropped into a dark place and when awakened things slowly begin to be revealed to him, that his girlfriend's family and friends are into some strange happenings regarding African Americans. When he recognizes a guy from around his neighborhood he notifies his best friend Rod (Howery) a TSA employee who after a few days and no contact from Chris he begins to launch his own investigation after he is unable to gain support from the local authorities, only to find that the white family are possibly hypnotizing blacks and turning them into slaves. But he will need to act fast before Rose's family unleash their family secret upon Chris, threatening his very existence as a Black male.


Reel Talk:

Going into the screening for this movie I had no idea what to expect because this film is from the mind of Jordan Peele, one half of the comedy duo Key & Peele from the Comedy Central show, who wrote and directed this movie. So even thou I knew it was a suspense thriller, I did not know whether it would be a comedy as well. No it is not a comedy, it is a suspense horror thriller with some humor in it. In fact who steals that arena with his smaller parts is LilRel Howery who will have you rolling laughing. The film touches on interracial dating and some of the racial stereotypical notions about what black people have to offer white people.This is a very dark film with a touch of morbidness, but it was entertainingly enjoyable. Good Job Jordan Peele transitioning from writing comedy to suspense horror. Worth cashing out!

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones and LilRel Howery
Directed by: Jordan Peele
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER