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'Us' - An Honest Review

Jordan Peele has done it again.

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'Us' - An Honest Review

Filled with subtle hints and a major plot twist, "Get Out" was spectacular. The most surprising thing to take away from it was the director's background. Jordan Peele is a comedian, yet he directed one of the most groundbreaking films of all time. His movies are thrilling in the sense that extremely obvious cues are so subtle and one wouldn't even catch them until they rewatched the film. And he's done the same with "Us."

Spoilers below, read at your own risk!

The film stars Lupita Nyong'o in the lead role alongside Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex. The film opens with a little girl, Adelaide (Nyong'o), who visits the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California. While her mother goes to the bathroom, and her father's distracted, Adelaide wanders into a funhouse called "Find Yourself," where she stumbles upon a doppelganger of herself. The screen cuts to black as her eyes widen. Now, it cuts to present-day Adelaide with her husband Gabe, and kids Zora and Jason. Gabe suggests they take a trip to the boardwalk, which Adelaide hesitates for. Eventually, she agrees, and they go. Though Jason gets lost briefly, he makes it back but sees a cloaked man with blood dripping down his fingers. They go home, where Adelaide discovers a drawing in Jason's room of him behind the cloaked man, right as the power goes out. They then discover a family of 4, holding hands, standing in their driveway. They're all reflections of the original members of the Wilson family. The "fake" family manages to break in, and wants to attack the members of the original family. Why they want to do so, and how they are defeated makes up the premise of this movie.


This movie deserves a 10/10. It was AMAZING.

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