Jordan Peele’s Us

Liked it, didnt love it. It lacks the overall terror that Get Out possessed, but amps up the horror set pieces. The most successful part of the movie is the second act that is basically a first-rate home invasion thriller. The beginning suffers from meh characters and hokey performances and the end unravels under the weight of its mythology.

It felt undercooked. I compared it to eating a microwaveable meal. Theres a lot on your plate and it tastes alright, but imagine making that same meal without all the sodium and mushiness and with real ingredients? As it is, the movie has a lot on its mind but never takes the time to fully flesh out any one of those ideas and the mythology develops more holes the more they explain it. Either explain everything, or explain nothing. The in-between feels less satisfying than giving the audience zero explanation.

My god! I absolutely loved this movie. I think I just loved how Peele sprinkles so many little details. I think my favorite of this was when the mom told the daughter to put on her shoes and your like “but why?” And then later on she has to run away from her “clone.” I didn’t like it as much as Get Out, but it’s still better than most trash that gets released nowadays. Perhaps I’m slow, but I didn’t see the twist until Lupitas character killed that one twins clone. I think this film sets itself up really well for a prequel, where you see the real girls life in the underworld or even how that clone world became a thing.

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I doubt she knew the way out the whole time. She was unconscious when she was dragged down by her shadow.

I have more of a problem with the concept that every shadow mimics the experience of their aboveground counterpart. Why was it never a thing in the real world until the son backed away from his shadow so it could walk into the fire? Do the aboveground people have to decide to psychically link to control their shadows?

It TRIED to be meaningful.....but there just wasn't any "there" there. I agree with Jordan''s first post immensely. Far too many holes AND unanswered questions.



Yes, if you like horror films alone, there is lots to like in it....I need a story that is consistent and has closure.

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My favorite scene, by far, was the opening. The carnival, the homeless man with the sign, the beach and the approaching storm, the dark hall of mirrors. So evocative and spooky. Superb work by Lupita and the cast aside, the rest of the film just can't stand up to those opening minutes. Ambition and style to spare, but I thought Get Out was far more concise and satisfying.

Updated On: 3/25/19 at 03:51 PM

I find it very interesting that the reviews seemed to all be a variation of "This is the best horror film of all time" and the reviews from people who've seen it are mostly "meh".

NONE of the "twists" make sense when you think about them for more than 10 seconds. And let's be honest - if this were an M. Night film, we'd all be saying it was a total piece of sh*t.

Huh? How does everything have relevance when none of it makes any sense or means anything in the end?

Jordan Catalano said: "Huh? How does everything have relevance when none of it makes any sense or means anything in the end?"

How so? Just because of the twist? It still set up the lives of the people around us. I guess my one gripe would be not learning more about the tethered people, and that seems to be a lot of peoples main gripes and I can agree with that. To be devil's advocate, I think explaining everything would make a drawn out movie where we didn't need one. Their motivation was to kill the people in the upper world who were living better lives so they could all get their revenge. Peele likes to make you think. Im not saying right after the movie I was like "Yep got it all!!!" But after I digested the film more I completey understood it. I don't think it was meant to be as thematic as Get Out was, if thats what people are trying to figure out. The movie tackles themes of class, but its not as blatant as a film like Get Out was, if thats what you're getting at.

TotallyEffed said: "I really didn’t get this."

You did, though. There's just nothing there to get.

Jordan Catalano said: "I loved GET OUT but truly disliked US. I can't wrap my head around the glowing reviews. NOTHING made sense about this film. Nothing. You have to have never seen a horror movie (or a movie at all) to not figure out the "twist" 5 minutes into it. And when it's all revealed, if you spend more than 10 seconds thinking about it, the whole thing unravels from a ridiculous amount of plot holes that I can't understand nobody involved with this mess of a film fixing. If I had to say something good about it, I'd say the performances were all very strong and the daughter's kill with the golf club(?) was superb because THAT is how you kill someone in a horror film. Plus the film looks wonderful. It's just a shame the hot mess of a script was greenlit without anyone demanding some major fixes."

I always trust what you say. You are 100000% right!

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spiderdj82 said: "But I have had friends jump on me and be like "Of course you don't like this........you don't like anything" because I said I had issues with the movie."

One of my greatest pet peeves (just behind unprompted comments about my weight) is friends telling me I hate everything just because I have a more critical eye than “I liked this” or “I didn’t like this.” They never seem to ask me about the things I do like. When I’ve said I have issues with the movie but was mostly entertained, the response is “Ugh you don’t like anything.” As though I said I hated it instead of unequivocal raves from people trying to pretend they’re woke by calling it a masterpiece. A masterpiece, it sure as hell ain’t.

One of my greatest pet peeves (just behind unprompted comments about my weight) is friends telling me I hate everything just because I have a more critical eye than “I liked this” or “I didn’t like this.” They never seem to ask me about the things Idolike. When I’ve said I have issues with the movie but was mostly entertained, the response is “Ugh you don’t like anything.”

Exactly. I put on Facebook that I like movies/tv shows all the time but when I say I had a lot of issues with movies that everyone is praising ("Us" and "Captain Marvel" being the most recent), I all of a sudden don't like anything. I told a friend of mine that I can't just shut my mind off when watching a movie. But it annoys the HELL out of me when people say that I don't like anything when it is, obviously, not true.

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Updated On: 4/9/19 at 04:47 PM