Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
- Released: 2022-07-20
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery
- Stars: Eddie Jemison, Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea, Donna Mills, Terry Notary, Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr., Jennifer Lafleur, Sophia Coto, Ryan W. Garcia, Andrew Patrick Ralston, Gloria Cole, Conor Kawalski, Lincoln Lambert, Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr., Evan Shafran, Keith David, Wrenn Schmidt, Devon Graye, Oz Perkins, Jacob Kim, Pierce Kang, Roman Gross, Alex Hyde-White, Hetty Chang, Liza Treyger, Courtney Stephens, Caden J. Lovgren, Malcolm Jae O'Shea
- Director: Jordan Peele
Comments
- brockfal - 10 January 2023
Well, yes, but only just
A brother and sister living in a remote valley in the Western US experience unexplained events. Jordan Peele debuted with the terrific Get Out, and apparently did well with Us. Here, he delves into Spielberg-like territory, sci-fi mysteries and visceral dangers, damaged characters under threat etc, but doesn't quite pull it off. There are too many confusing plot lines to start with, with the first 20 minutes the worst, but once the pieces fall into place and the film gets going the central UFO premise is often gripping and is executed well, however, the many sub-plots are odd and unnecessary. Good performances, though I couldn't help thinking the talents present could have been better used. I also had to use subtitles as the dialogue was often too quick fire or muffled (for me, anyway). All said, it's an odd and sometimes disjointed film, but worth a watch.
