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Get Out (2017)
 
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Director:
Jordan Peele |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Horror/Comedy |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Get
Out |
RUNNING
TIME
103 minutes |
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Producer:
Sean McKittrick
Jason Blum
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Jordan Peele |
Screenwriter:
Jordan Peele |
Review
With
its creative story and angle, Get Out plays like an insidious
cross between
The Stepford Wives and
Frankenstein,
complete with a devious racial twist. The basic premise: Rose
Armitage (Allison Williams) invites her black boyfriend Chris
(Daniel Kaluuya) to a weekend at her upper-class parents' house,
where her seemingly understanding and liberal family soon begin to
act weirder and weirder. Or is it just Chris freaking out?
Writer/director Jordan Peele, in his directorial debut, shows
immense talent and command over the medium. From the mood-setting
opening scene, through a very atmospheric build-up and to the
turning-point, Get Out is suffused with electrifying tension
and captivating images. Peele peels his story slowly and
confidently; disaster is constantly looming, you just don't quite
know the nature of it. One of his most clever tricks is the racial
card that Peele constantly plays. There's no doubt that he – or
rather his (white) characters – are preoccupied with race, but
Peele's trick is that he toys with conventions and stereotypes
without ever taking a stand or making judgements. He's merely
observational; any racism is all in the eye of the beholder. The
film addresses clumsy handling of racial stereotypes rather than
racism as such. And ultimately, what these characters are up to is
not really about racism; it's about evil on a whole 'nother level.
Like
the best films in this sub-genre, Get Out is both funny and
terrifying at the same time. It's a technically brilliant film with
several deliciously eerie performances that work perfectly within
the film's universe. It's been a while since the horror genre has
been blessed with something as refreshing as this.
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