*As we reported earlier, Jordan Peel’s new joint, “Us” was screened exclusively for an audience of black influencers in LA, New York and Atlanta Friday night.
That’s all well and cool you may be saying to yourself, but what is “Us” all about, you’re most likely wondering. Put it this way, it’s already being hailed as a “horror masterpiece.” That’s great to know, but what’s it about, you keep wondering, right?
For the answer to that, here’s a review via TheWrap:
Examining the nature of humanity can be a dark and depressing venture, now more than ever. A world that feels divided, one which you fear, becomes your greatest enemy.
These are the building blocks for “Us,” writer-director-producer Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated, thrilling, and satisfactory follow up to “Get Out.”
It’s also where he cements his place as one of the best horror creators of our time, knowing that life’s true horror stems from what humans are capable of doing to each other.
#USFIRST EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT IN ATL, LA & NYC – (PHOTOS!)
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her husband, Gabe (Winston Duke), and their children Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph, “Hairspray Live!”) and Jason (Evan Alex) head to the beach town of Santa Cruz for their summer vacation. They’re an all-American family, with a father who has a degree in dad jokes, a mom who tends to the needs of all her family, a monosyllabic teenager who never looks away from her phone, and a spritely, rambunctious young boy content to run around in a Chewbacca mask all day long. But then a pattern of coincidences appear — the number 11:11 popping up several times, circles landing within a circle, words being spoken in the same moment — that shake Adelaide to her core. She’s been through this before, as a young girl, in that exact same beach town. And what she once ran from has now come to make her remember what she left behind.
The performances are uniformly fantastic, but I was most impressed by Wright and Nyong’o, both delivering distinct and completely unique work. Nyong’o gives a masterclass in acting in dual roles and is almost unrecognizable as her doppelgänger persona. (Which is as much plot as will be revealed here.) Not only does she take on an entirely different voice, but her posture, movements and facial expressions are a different individual entirely. At times, I had to remind myself that this was the same woman; that’s just how good she is.
Get more this “Us” review at TheWrap.
Meanwhile, check out these reactions:
It was like watching a film in Black IMAX. Fully immersive negritude. I highly suggest you see #UsMovie this way at least once. #UsFirst #WatchYourself https://t.co/UOkbwlmZFa
— Jason, Jah, Leezy (@HipHopObama) March 9, 2019
So #UsMovie was really good! Can’t wait for the reviews and Black Twitter to break it down.
BUT I will say in non-spoiler news Winston Duke is truly FINE AF! Dem thighs ???? #UsFirst
— Jasmyn Lawson (@JasmynBeKnowing) March 9, 2019
I’m so scared. #UsFirst #UsMovie pic.twitter.com/tqGLnfyDyu
— Nichole ?? (@tnwhiskeywoman) March 9, 2019
Winston plays cornball Black dad perfectly. To PERFECTION. Mans often was the source of comic relief even during the films most terrifying moments and he is GENUINELY FUNNY.
I WANT TO SEE THIS MAN IN MORE COMEDIES#UsMovie #UsFirst pic.twitter.com/yp42renE1m
— Clarkisha Kent: This One Lady (@IWriteAllDay_) March 9, 2019
