In the mid 1980s a young girl by the name of Adelaide, with her parents, is at a glorious pier side carnival in Santa Cruz. Winning prizes, watching the crowds, even a candied apple in hand, Adelaide is having a wonderful birthday. Then as her mother goes to use the restroom and her father plays whack-a-mole to win another prize, she escapes down to the sand. It is here that she finds a funhouse of mirrors. Within, Adelaide winds her way through the mirrors and owls jumping out from the walls, trying to eventually find the exit. What she finds though, is a reflection of herself. One that doesn't move as she's moving. One that is her exact copy, in every way.
Present day, we find Adelaide now grown into a mother and wife, along with her family on a trip to their vacation home near the beach. The family is having a fun time, until the father (Gabe) suggests a trip down to Santa Cruz. At first Adelaide relents, but eventually gives in to Gabe's insistence as he wants the family to hang out with some friends of theirs they haven't seen in a while. It is this beach where Adelaide had her childhood experience, one that she will never forget and to this day still haunts her nightmares.
Back from the beach and their time with friends, the family winds down for the night. That is when their son comes to them, telling them a family is in their driveway. At first his parents don't believe him, until they see the family hand-in-hand at the top of the driveway. Gabe tries to get the family to leave, but they stand firm. From here on out, their world crashes into disturbing mayhem and insanity.
From the mind that brought us Get Out, comes a new horror film that starts slow, but quickly grips us into our seats. Many that know me, know that I vastly prefer horror books to films. I find almost all of the films nowadays to be quite hokey, repetitive, and just flat out boring with no substance. To me, Jordan Peele is a breath of fresh air. His films feel more like the books I love to read. The setups are nice and sweet, the actors are very good, the meat of the movies keep me gripped, and the endings are fantastic and thought provoking. Us was very well done, with a very interesting ending that I barely guessed was coming in the way that it did. I very highly recommend this film, and would give it an A+ in my book.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
Present day, we find Adelaide now grown into a mother and wife, along with her family on a trip to their vacation home near the beach. The family is having a fun time, until the father (Gabe) suggests a trip down to Santa Cruz. At first Adelaide relents, but eventually gives in to Gabe's insistence as he wants the family to hang out with some friends of theirs they haven't seen in a while. It is this beach where Adelaide had her childhood experience, one that she will never forget and to this day still haunts her nightmares.Back from the beach and their time with friends, the family winds down for the night. That is when their son comes to them, telling them a family is in their driveway. At first his parents don't believe him, until they see the family hand-in-hand at the top of the driveway. Gabe tries to get the family to leave, but they stand firm. From here on out, their world crashes into disturbing mayhem and insanity.
From the mind that brought us Get Out, comes a new horror film that starts slow, but quickly grips us into our seats. Many that know me, know that I vastly prefer horror books to films. I find almost all of the films nowadays to be quite hokey, repetitive, and just flat out boring with no substance. To me, Jordan Peele is a breath of fresh air. His films feel more like the books I love to read. The setups are nice and sweet, the actors are very good, the meat of the movies keep me gripped, and the endings are fantastic and thought provoking. Us was very well done, with a very interesting ending that I barely guessed was coming in the way that it did. I very highly recommend this film, and would give it an A+ in my book.
Review by Kyle Lybeck
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