For those of you who are unaware of the horror film Get Out
let me give you a quick synopsis of the film. Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his
girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams) have reached the ‘meet the parents’ stage of
their relationship. Rose invites Chris to her family’s house for the weekend.
Chris interprets the family’s overly accommodating behaviour as a nervous
coping mechanism for their daughter’s interracial relationship. However, as the
weekend progresses Chris makes some disturbing discoveries leading him to a
truth he could have never imagined.
From viewing the trailer for this film, I wasn’t overly
excited to view it. At first glance it would seem like your stereotypical
horror film and, for the most part, I was right. The film took a long time to
set the story in motion. It introduced all the main characters rather quickly
and let the character development progress smoothly throughout the film. The film
had some obvious jump scares which did not scare me in any way and left me
disappointed more than anything else. The genre this movie is categorised in is
horror but I disagree. Personally, I think it’s more of a thriller.
I don’t know why Jordan Peele (Director, Writer, Producer)
felt it necessary to include the comedy scenes in the film as I feel they have
absolutely no relevance to the plot development or overall film. I feel like
the comedic scenes lead to the cliché ending the movie received. However, if those
scenes had been left out, the plot could have been further developed and the
film could have been granted a more unique ending that would have suited the
movie better.
The only good thing about this film was the plot. I was very
interested in the plot of Get Out as I have not seen anything like it before. I
enjoyed the development of the story and trying to figure out what was going on
was interesting. But the plot was let down by the ending. The last 20 minutes
of the film were a complete disappointment, in my eyes, as it was predictable
was what going to happen. This movie is not one that I would quickly recommend
for people to go see. Although the plot of the film is good most of the rest of
it is a predictable let down.
First Impression: 2/5
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