thanks to a smart script and great performances from the main cast--notably a prowess-unlocked Lupita Nyong'o and a wonderfully loose Winston Duke-- Us is both laugh out loud hilarious and disturbingly eerie all at one
Jordan Peele's direction contains a tight grasp on horror and comedy, balancing both perfectly. His game cast shines brightly in their dual roles, and the ending makes the whole endeavor well worth your time
Jordan Peele's brilliant thriller.. unfolds as a satisfying dose of relentless, anxiety-inducing survival antics designed to keep viewers perpetually uneasy, and moves so quickly that they can only consider the deeper undercurrents after the credits roll
as he did in "Get Out", Jordan Peele displays an incredible talent for suggestion, introducing gags, objects, and behaviors that pay off in ways both cathartic and gruesome. As a horror movie, it's deeply satisfying
as a sleekly-directed, crowd-pleasing horror film, it's efficient, terrifyingly thrilling and a lot of fun. It's the kind of movie that will be discussed and debated for decades to come; it's fascinating, a little maddening, and entertaining
a fiercely scary movie whose meaning is up for grabs; "Us" is making the obvious point that, whether we're black or white, it's people who look just like us who've made our world a disaster we cannot escape