Review of Get Out (2017) by Prime_Clarity — 04 Mar 2017

I went in expecting the film to have very little depth and to be purely a "white people bad" type of film but was actually pleasantly surprised and entertained. I will say that I wish the film wasn't so based upon race and more about the family's mind control experiments, since this part of the film seemed far more interesting and had some science fiction roots.

The slow build was well done by Poole but I felt the last 25 minutes of the film were rushed and didn't leave as much impact as I had hoped. The comic relief is great but sometimes overdone during serious moments of the film.

(Rod and Chris in the car after) I felt the film would have won over both political crowds had it not been so focused on the issue of race. don't we get enough politics from the news/social media? I didn't learn anything informative about race while watching the film since stereotypes have always existed and so has racism.

The movie has some amazing ideas that remind of past horror films but I believe it race-baits a little too much. Pros: Good pacing, strong lead role (Daniel Kaluuya), interesting use of ideas such as hypnosis and mind control to preserve a family for generations, sparing use of gore (but fantastic when used).

Cons: Too focused around politics to win over both crowds, flimsy supporting cast, rushed conclusion. I would give it a 7.5 if I wasn't limited to having to choose full numbers. DISCLAIMER: This is coming from someone who is a Conservative and voted for Trump, and look I didn't give the movie an awful score, would you look at that.

.. P.S The kill with the deer head was fantastic.