Review of Nope (2022) by Compi24 — 26 Jul 2022

It's just as well that my favorite Jordan Peele movie is easily his most divisive in the eyes of both critics and fans alike. Honestly, to those saying this doesn't fit in with the rest of the Jordan Peele oeuvre, try to look at each of his films as a tale from one of the writer/director's favorite television series (one he rebooted himself in 2019): The Twilight Zone.

This is a show known for outright horror stories, supernatural horror stories, sci-fi/horror stories, horror/thriller stories and sometimes even action-oriented/horror stories. In this respect, not only does "Nope" fit in with the rest of Peele's filmography, but I think it actually perfects a lot of what he was attempting on a thematic level with both "Get Out" and "Us.

" Nowhere near as overt as the former, nor as head-scratchingly oblique as the latter, "Nope" hands us the twist we want, but never knew to expect. The message therein is also something I can't say I've seen communicated in a movie in this exact way.

This is a story about a somewhat niche, yet still thought-provoking subject. Others say the matters at play are strictly "Spielbergian," a word that I neither disagree with, nor treat as a kind of "scarlet letter" in this case.

For me, I found myself thoroughly enthralled by the scale, scope and majesty of everything. Alas, it looks like I'm going to have to get comfortable with being in the minority on this one, as "Nope" is easily the most unique and effective movie of Peele's that this reviewer has seen.