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Get out (2017)
I did not know an awful lot about this film before I watched it today.
I had seen the trailer approximately 3454271781 times on TV and on previous cinema visits.
From the trailer, I wasn't really that interested, as I made my assumptions about the plot and wasn't sure If I wanted to watch it.
I had heard some positive reviews about it without hearing any more of the actual plot and thought that I would give it a whirl.
The film has a lot of themes woven into it but ultimately is a story of a young couple that are in an inter racial relationship and the young man is going to meet his girlfriends family for the first time. He is cautious about how he will be received.
The situation develops over the weekend and things get a bit weird, even more so than you would expect when meeting your girlfriends parents for the first time.
Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) getting to know his potential Mother in law over a nice cup of tea
What I liked about it
There was a lot of creativity in the film. I had worked out a lot of the plot from the trailer before I went to see the film, in that I figured out what would happen, but the hows and whys of it were very cleverly done in my opinion. There were some aspects that kept me guessing throughout.
I thought that there was a nice build up of tension through the film and at times it seemed quite sinister. This was offset by some comedic dialogue, from one character in particular. This was a bit of a risk as it could have potentially undermined the tension of the film, but I think it served to make it more real. People in life aren't always serious, and we all have that friend who is a bit of a joker.
I thought the casting was very good and the characters were all well acted with some potentially difficult aspects of characters acted really well.
There was decent pace to the film and I never felt bored or that they were 'filling time' in order to stall the conclusions. I was always engaged with what was happening on the screen.
Off to meet the girlfriends parents. How bad can it be?
What could have been better
I am smarter than the average bear, but I wouldn't suggest that I am a genius, yet I figured out most of the plot from the trailer, so would think that many others do too.
I am not sure if it was a predictable plot or that the trailer just showed too much.
That was the main thing that could be better. I can't think of many other things right now.
Overall
Overall, it was a decent, different style kind of thriller/psychological thriller type thing, with some lighthearted moments. I am glad that I watched it and it I left feeling content.
Good acting, good story, decent characters and all with a welcome quirkiness, yet an underlying unease at the potential reality of it all. It's one of those films that I feel I may appreciate more as time goes on. I am even now doubting if my rating is too low. I have given other films the same rating that I have enjoyed less. I think expectation has a lot to do with it. My rating of this film might well change over the coming days and weeks, but I will leave it as it is right now
This is how shocked I was at how much I enjoyed it
Get out (2017)
I did not know an awful lot about this film before I watched it today.
I had seen the trailer approximately 3454271781 times on TV and on previous cinema visits.
From the trailer, I wasn't really that interested, as I made my assumptions about the plot and wasn't sure If I wanted to watch it.
I had heard some positive reviews about it without hearing any more of the actual plot and thought that I would give it a whirl.
The film has a lot of themes woven into it but ultimately is a story of a young couple that are in an inter racial relationship and the young man is going to meet his girlfriends family for the first time. He is cautious about how he will be received.
The situation develops over the weekend and things get a bit weird, even more so than you would expect when meeting your girlfriends parents for the first time.
What I liked about it
There was a lot of creativity in the film. I had worked out a lot of the plot from the trailer before I went to see the film, in that I figured out what would happen, but the hows and whys of it were very cleverly done in my opinion. There were some aspects that kept me guessing throughout.
I thought that there was a nice build up of tension through the film and at times it seemed quite sinister. This was offset by some comedic dialogue, from one character in particular. This was a bit of a risk as it could have potentially undermined the tension of the film, but I think it served to make it more real. People in life aren't always serious, and we all have that friend who is a bit of a joker.
I thought the casting was very good and the characters were all well acted with some potentially difficult aspects of characters acted really well.
There was decent pace to the film and I never felt bored or that they were 'filling time' in order to stall the conclusions. I was always engaged with what was happening on the screen.
What could have been better
I am smarter than the average bear, but I wouldn't suggest that I am a genius, yet I figured out most of the plot from the trailer, so would think that many others do too.
I am not sure if it was a predictable plot or that the trailer just showed too much.
That was the main thing that could be better. I can't think of many other things right now.
Overall
Overall, it was a decent, different style kind of thriller/psychological thriller type thing, with some lighthearted moments. I am glad that I watched it and it I left feeling content.
Good acting, good story, decent characters and all with a welcome quirkiness, yet an underlying unease at the potential reality of it all. It's one of those films that I feel I may appreciate more as time goes on. I am even now doubting if my rating is too low. I have given other films the same rating that I have enjoyed less. I think expectation has a lot to do with it. My rating of this film might well change over the coming days and weeks, but I will leave it as it is right now
This is how shocked I was at how much I enjoyed it