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"Get Out" - A Fresh Take on Horror With a Mix of Racial Satire
By Rouén Robinson
Apr 6, 2017 - 12:49:49 AM


Just Because You’re Invited, Doesn’t Mean You’re Welcome...

A young photographer is invited for a weekend getaway upstate to meet his girlfriend’s parents. He figures the family’s overly accommodating behavior to be a way of dealing with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend goes on he makes increasingly disturbing discoveries which lead him to an unimaginably frightening truth.

Chris Washington is a photographer living in a city who decides to accompany his girlfriend on a weekend trip to meet her parents, but circumstances soon spiral out of his control. Rose Armitage is Chris’ girlfriend who invites him to join her on a weekend trip to the affluent countryside community where her parents reside in hopes of him connecting with the people there. Rod Williams is Chris’ best friend who works as an agent for the Transportation Security Administration at a major airport in the city and is taking care of his dog while he is away. Dean and Missy Armitage are Rose’s parents who happen to be throwing an exclusive garden party on their estate with influential society members around the time of their visit.

Get Out is a pleasant surprise as a horror movie that takes the anxiety of meeting the family of your girlfriend for the first time and amping it up to insane levels. I know a lot of reviews will focus on the racial side of things and even though that is a driving force of the film, I want to set my sights on the way it draws you into the ominous world the characters inhabit. This movie brought to mind motion pictures like Disturbing Behavior or The Stepford Wives, but also Do The Right Thing and Invasion of The Bodysnatchers. The cast is extraordinarily good with each person giving a performance that makes each scene that much more believable as you travel deeper and deeper into their strange world. Jordan Peele has crafted a cinematic experience that pays homage to classic horror masterpieces but also carves out its own place in the horror genre. This is easily one of the best films of the year from its unsettling atmosphere to its shocking revelation. I rate this movie a rating of 4 & 1/2 out of 5.

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