Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) is a photographer dating Rose Armitage (Allison Williams). Chris is black and Rose is white. They have been dating for five months and Rose wants to introduce him to her parents. He is less than eager, expecting to get a cold welcome at best. Nonetheless, he agrees and leaves his dog in the care of Rod (LilRel Howery), his best friend. Rose's parents are odd but proved to be very welcoming. Dean (Bradley Whitford) is a neural surgeon who constantly says 'my man' to make Chris feel welcome. Missy (Catherine Keener) is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to resolve issues; it is mentioned how she cured Rod of his cigarette addition; Chris is a smoker. Chris is initially pleased to see that the maid and the groundskeeper are black but when he meets them, there is something clearly not right. Jeremy, Rose's brother, is openly hostile.
Directed by Jordan Peele of Key & Peele fame, Get Out is alternately funny and spooky. There are some jump scares and some creepy scenes but it doesn't really rise to horror. More of a mystery thriller with some horror elements. While Chris is getting more and more spooked with the weirdness of his girlfriend's parents and their associates, Rod is on the case. Rod is nothing but comedy, offering crazy explanations and otherwise being outlandish. Oddly, this interweaving of comedy didn't break the ongoing tension at the Armitage Estate.
This was a surprisingly fun horror film and not the sort of thing one would expect from Peele after seeing his sketch comedy and Keanu. With this as his first venture into feature films, I look forward to more. Thumbs up.
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