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REVIEW: "Get Out"

Genre: Horror, Drama, Thriller
Directed by: Jordan Peele
Written by: Jordan Peele
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson and LilRel Howery
In Theaters: February 24, 2017 (USA wide)
Runtime: 104 minutes
I watched Get Out a long time ago (I guess it was in May), but I re-watched this one yesterday and I thought it was worth of a review. 
The movie begins as the typical "boy meets gf's parents" movie: "Do they know that I am black?". And then the Jordan Peele builds all the movie's plot around this concern from its leading man.  
Get Out succeeds not by trying to be extremely original or adding never-seen before elements to the plot, but it succeeds thanks to a writer/director that refuses overthinking and decides to include a social satire in it: Obama was the best president or "Black... is in fashion". What happens next... made me hold my breathe. 
Daniel Kaluuya delivers a star-making performance in Get Out. He's an imposing figure (visually speaking, he's really tall and big, with a real dark skin), but he's also a commanding lead! He transports the audience through his journey with him, side by side - he's the secret ingredient that makes this movie work so beautifully. Plus, he has a very expressive face and makes for an intense use of his physicality - a star. Allison Williams sure is a pretty face and a nice presence on-screen, but who highlights the supporting cast is Betty Gabriel with an exquisite scene-stealing "strange" performance (she's a question mark until the very end of the movie). Catherine Keener also delivers a great "psycho" performance and LilRel Howery brings some welcome laughs. 
A standing ovation for the score and how it is used. An amazing combo of the composer's and director's works. In fact, Jordan Peele does an incredible as a screenwriter and as a director and emerges as one of the most promising directors working today. This is his directorial debut and he accomplishes something many directors can't in a lifetime: elevateing something simple by adding a relevant social comment. 
An horror movie with substance, Get Out doesn't push many boundaries, but it succeeds as one of the best American indepent horror flicks in recent years.


RATING: 4,5 / 5

Academy Award playing categories:
  • Best Picture
  • Best Director
  • Best Actor (Daniel Kaluuya)
  • Best Supporting Actress (Betty Gabriel)
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Editing
  • Best Original Score

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