Review of Get Out (2017) by Mary Lou C — 16 Jul 2017
"Get Out".
TWO WORDS: "Creepy, Captivating" - Finally broke down and rented Get Outlast night. Not a grizzly horror fan but this one is bound to become a cult classic. I knew it would be disturbing but I didn't know just how brilliant it was based on many of the "splat" RT comments calling it "stupid", etc. It is shocking, surprising, funny, gory, disgusting, and yet satisfyingly intriguing. Steeped in the Stepfordesque theme it manages to combine the best elements of Hitchcockian suspense with an overlay of Rod Serling's sense of twisted macabre that shatters cultural and cinematic norms. On the surface, it is a well-made psychological thriller/horror flick, however its substrata pokes fun at and exposes a myriad of topics, from white privilege to racial stereotyping that challenge the very core of human decency, decadence and demoralizing injustice on so many emotional levels. Kudos Mr. Peele!
FAVORITE QUOTE: "Get 'em grandpa!".
This review of Get Out (2017) was written by Mary Lou C on 16 Jul 2017.
Get Out has generally received very positive reviews.
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