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4.5
Other than that, Us is a near perfect gem, subverting the horror genre while respecting its audience at the same time.
Den Of Geek
4.0
What starts as an intimate family thriller widens out into something much bigger and more ambitious.
Den Of Geek
4.0
Sophomore efforts can be difficult for filmmakers who hit it out of the park the first time.
Den Of Geek
3.0
We gave it a B+ Most of the time, what keeps us from completely losing our minds in scary movies is the pure Otherness of evil.
EW
5.0
Therefore this is what the Lord says: I will bring on them a disaster they cannot escape.
Rogerebert
3.0
The vehicle for all of this is a brilliant home invasion thriller laced with cultural reference points stretching back to the late 80s, and a smorgasb ..
Indie Wire
5.0
For all the genius of Jordan Peeles 2017 debut, Get Out a movie that oh so smartly reinforced its horror movie skeleton with an adamantium strong (and ..
Variety
3.5
Us is a volatile, vicious, and boldly expressive horror movie of the loudest volume, proving Jordan Peele to be one of the most invigorating filmmaker ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
As if Jordan Peeles chilling horror wasnt disturbing enough, well soon have even more Us content to pore over.
We Got This Covered
4.5
Yet for all that delicious terror, theres a catch: Us is excellence of execution or rather, the best version imaginable of a script that feels underdo ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
Us is too confidently made, too expert in its scene to scene command, to call it an example of sophomore slump. Still, you feel a slight letdown.
Time Out
4.0
An almost erotic surge of dread powers this brash and spectacular new horror comedy from Jordan Peele, right from its ineffably creepy opening.
The Guardian
4.0
Were Americans..That phrase, delivered in a deathless, deadpan drawl, echoes through the twists and turns of a movie whose very title slyly evokes the ..
The Guardian
4.4
In Get Out, Jordan Peele smartly and unnervingly used the lens of horror to refract black anxieties about living in white America.
3.1
As a politically minded genre exercise combining horror and humor, its utterly of a piece with Peeles obvious fascination with cinematic grammar at it ..
5.0
Perhaps Us stumbles near the end while straining for an operatic, shattering finale. But after capturing the zeitgeist his first time out, Jordan Peel ..
Screen Daily
4.5
However, what works without any ambiguity is the rock solid performance by the Academy Award winner Lupita Nyongo.
ETimes (TOI)
4.5
The Winston family isnt treated any differently than anyone else.
Collider
5.0
Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph.Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures Once you get over the disappointment that Jordan Peeles second feature, Us, ..
Vulture
4.5
This is not entirely a bad thing; its messiness allows the film to spend more time working up inventive scares than conveying an all caps complete sen ..
Vulture
5.0
Jordan Peele follows Get Out with a horror film starring Lupita Nyongo in which the monsters look just like the heroes.
The Hollywood Reporter
4.5
Is it fair to say that Jordan Peele is this generations John Carpenter
5.0
Jordan Peeles new horror movie, Us, is an expansive philosophical hall of mirrors.
The New York Times
4.5
Strangeness multiplies as the Wilsons crisis seems to spread apocalyptically outward.
Paste Magazine
4.5
Granted, it doesnt have anything particularly revelatory to say, and is often emotionally contradictory, but such is life.
Paste Magazine
0.4
Best not to think about it too hard, to not ruin a good thing, to demand that Us be anything more than sublimely entertaining and wonderfully thoughtf ..
Paste Magazine
4.5
Share.Writer director Jordan Peele has created another marvelous new American horror story.
IGN
5.0
The movie is spooky as hell, dealing hard and fast from a thick deck of symbolist cards, and ultimately Peele offers it as a suggestion to think about ..
E Film Critic
5.0
Us Buy posters from this movie by Peter Sobczynski The Doppelgangers Are All Here.
E Film Critic
5.0
The showpiece scares in Us are the opposite of ordinary horror jolts: its big shocks dawn slow, and they dont recede.
Telegraph
5.0
At the same time, Peele has no interest in exhausting the same bag of tricks.
2.5
One can scarcely imagine the pressure on Jordan Peele when the time came to begin shooting his sophomore feature film Us following the enormous succes ..
The Young Folks
4.0
Garth Marenghi author, dreamweaver, visionary, plus actor once said that subtext is for cowards.
4.5
Us 7 10 PLOT: While on holiday at their beach house, the Wilson family finds themselves stalked by a group of evil strangers that look just like them.
JoBlo
4.5
Us manages to be funny, freaky, and thrilling all at once, and marks another step forward in Peeles evolving sense of storytelling and craftsmanship.
Screen Rant
3.8
From here, Peele develops a genuinely thrilling, heart in the throat scary horror picture.
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Us, next to Peeles directorial debut Get Out, can be more comfortably tucked into the horror genre, but its just as ambitious, and eager to function a ..
Philly
4.0
However, what works without any ambiguity is the rock solid performance by the Academy Award winner Lupita Nyongao.
3.0
Despite some sporadically effective moments it emerges as a muddle a lovingly made but rather pretentious example of the sophomore jinx in action.
One Guys Opinion
3.1
Us isnt the scintillating, scary satiric indictment of racism in America that Get Out was.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
Get Out was one of the most talked about and commonly dissected horror films of the decade and it thrust first time director Jordan Peele firmly into ..
ReelViews
2.0
10 1 6 / 10 In 2017, comedian Jordan Peele moved behind the camera, transitioning from a skit based basic cable show to the big screen with Get Out. S ..
Blu Ray
3.8
Warning: This review contains spoilers.With his debut feature Get Out (2017), Jordan Peele announced himself as a horror filmmaker in the grand tradit ..
Chicago Reader
3.8
Become a fan on Facebook Follow on Twitter Review by Mark Dujsik | March 21, 2019 About two centuries worth of literature, an additional couple hundre ..
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Gabe (Winston Duke) and Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyongo) have brought their kids Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph) and Jason (Evan Alex) for a dream vacatio ..
4.4
CLOSE Lupita Nyongo and Winston Duke star in Jordan Peeles horror film Us, about a family facing invaders during a summer getaway.
Usa Today
3.8
Jordan Peeles follow up to 2017s Get Out, Us follows a family of four (Lupita Nyongos Adelaide, Winston Dukes Gabe, Shahadi Wright Josephs Zora, and E ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.5
Theories aside, this is a scary, fun, suspenseful thriller with comedic elements and great performances. I can enjoy the movie on surface level withou ..
You Tube
4.0
It was just incredible to see play two different versions of herself...The effects were so seamless on that, you dont even notice it. You dont even re ..
You Tube
4.5
I dont usually like scary movies but I do like this one. It not only provides the chills, it also makes you think. Jordan Peele is a genius moviemaker ..
You Tube
3.5
Peele is trying to do something else...was it better than Get Out I didnt think so. But he doesnt have to do the same movie every time...
You Tube
4.4
Theres a lot you can open up and analyze, but you can just watch it as a straight forward horror film too.
You Tube
3.0
I wish it was a little more ambiguous. Other than that, an extremely well made horror movie. Jordan Peele, if you want to continue in this genre, plea ..
You Tube
4.5
Nearly perfect. So much fun. A horror movie that I will 100 percent watch again.
You Tube
4.5
The first half of the movie particularly the opening scene and Lupita Nyongo are so good, you forgive the non ending.
You Tube
4.5
It was intense. Thats what Joran Peele understands about thrillers and horror theyre not just for gore. telling a story about characters.
You Tube
4.1
This cements Jordan Peele as one of the most exciting and talented filmmakers working today.
You Tube
4.5
Horror, suspense, laughs, great performances that will definitely keep you thinking until you walk out, or even the rest of the year...
You Tube
4.5
An eerie thrill with A+ set pieces and phenomenal ensemble. US is a wild, highly engaging ride that shines on so many levels suspenseful home invasion ..
You Tube
4.0
This weeks films Us 15, 116 mins Minding the Gap 15, 93 mins It takes less than five minutes to learn that Us, the new horror film by Jordan Peele, is ..
The Times
4.0
In the Old Testament, the Book of Jeremiah xi, 11, it says that the Lord will bring down great evil upon the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerus ..
The Times
3.0
As far as horror movies go, and they dont go very far, this is one of the good ones. Jordan Peele has once again shown his mastery as a filmmaker, and ..
Lariat
4.0
While Adelaide is a strong willed mom we cant help but root for, Red is a croaky monsterthe only doppelganger that speaksthat comes with an unexpected ..
News Review
4.0
While the socio political allegory feels a little clunky this time and the tight plotting stumbles into overwrought predictability once the genre trop ..
Radio Times
3.5
Oh, expectations are around, but theyre usually headed in the opposite direction.
Screen It
4.0
Peele combines B movie tropes with elements of paranoid conspiracy thrillers in an unsettling and very original fashion.
Independent
4.0
Its scary as hell, and thats just for starters.But Us, the new mesmerizing mindbender from writer director producer Jordan Peele, also carries the wei ..
Rolling Stone
4.0
Mar.19 19/US Universal 1h56 Jordan Peele follows up Get Out with a film that somehow manages at the same time to be both a more standard horror freak ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The columns, reviews, and essays covering the intersections of musical narratives, sociology, history, and economics in Book Reports, from the Dean of ..
Pop Matters
2.5
The columns, reviews, and essays covering the intersections of musical narratives, sociology, history, and economics in Book Reports, from the Dean of ..
Pop Matters
4.5
Examining the nature of humanity can be a dark and depressing venture, now more than ever.
The Wrap
4.4
PLOT An upscale family of four meet their murderous counterparts.
News Day
2.0
Writer director Jordan Peeles debut feature Get Out was one of the most inventive horror movies in years, and so the expectations for his sophomore ef ..
Cs Monitor
3.8
Its us versus them who are also us in Jordan Peeles new horror movie.
New York Post
4.5
Us Director Jordan Peele Cast Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex Rating 4.5/5 Curiously, des ..
Hindustan Times
4.5
Us is a film of harrowing intensity that will haunt you long after its over.
Hindustan Times
3.8
US 3 stars Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Madison Curry; R (for violence/terror and lan ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
Who is it.In Us, Gabe (Winston Duke), Adelaide (Lupita Nyongo) and their son (Evan Alex) are about to find out.
Az Central
4.5
When You Meet The Enemy, And It Is Us Enlarge this image toggle caption Claudette Barius/Universal Pictures Claudette Barius/Universal Pictures Theres ..
Npr
3.8
We dont get many horror movies with better performances than the ones Lupita Nyongo and Elisabeth Moss give in Us.
Star Tribune
5.0
There are so many things to love about writer director Jordan Peeles second film, Us, and one of the most delicious is how it opens: with a positively ..
4.4
Us Us Starring Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex.
Toronto Star
3.8
proves that Peele is hardly a flash in the pan; his talent is undeniable, as is his dedication to crafting superior horror movies that work beyond the ..
Q Network
5.0
Jordan Peele has managed to become a strong voice of horror for a new generation, not only delivering chills and thrills for fans alike, but hes also ..
Cinema Crazed
3.8
Jordan Peeles new movie Us is, at its heart, a remake the best kind of remake.
Salon
5.0
Lupita Nyongo in Us.Claudette Barius Universal Pictures Who are you whispers Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyongo) as her family of four is held hostage at ..
Slate
4.0
Us Emma Simmonds 19 March 2019 Lupita Nyongo is phenomenal in Jordan Peeles beautifully crafted nightmare If, as some believe, encountering your doppe ..
Flim List
5.0
The beauty of watching a horror film by Jordan Peele is that in person, Peele seems to be the nicest, funniest, and most humble man you can ever meet.
Film Inquiry
4.5
It alleviates tension, but never evaporates it.But perhaps its strongest effect is to root us firmly in the characters psyches and dynamics.
Film Inquiry
5.0
Either way, Peele has created a winner a thriller with scissor sharp focus and wonderfully proficient execution.
4.0
Susan Grangers review of Us (Universal Pictures) When youre hot, youre hot!
Susang Ranger
4.5
Its near impossible to attract a moments worth of attention in the film industry.
Observer
4.0
Us is both gruesome and challenging, the kind of movie worth dissecting on multiple viewings and one that demands to be instantly reanalyzed upon its ..
Flickering Myth
4.0
Us, 2019 Written and Directed by Jordan Peele Starring Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, K ..
Flickering Myth
3.5
If markedly less persuasive than Jordan Peeles mesmerising debut, Us nevertheless beguiles with its entrancing mystery and remarkable performances.
Flickering Myth
4.5
Jordan Peele was already a well known comedian by the time he made his commercially and critically acclaimed directorial debut, Get Out.
Flim Threet
5.0
Verdict: An intensely suspenseful plot with intelligent use of metaphors.
Book My Show
5.0
Verdict: An intensely suspenseful plot with intelligent use of metaphors.
Book My Show
5.0
Most of Jordan Peeles new movie, Us, is set in and around Santa Cruz.
New Yorker
4.5
One thing thats unquestionable: Peele is a dazzling visual stylist. (
Time
2.0
MOVIE REVIEW Us Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal Fenway Stadium and suburban theaters.
Boston Herald
3.5
Us movie director: Jordan Peele Us movie cast: Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex Us movie r ..
The New Indian Express
3.0
Among many the questions that Us may raise in an audience, the foremost might be this: is being no more than the sum of its parts a bad thing if so ma ..
The Film Stage
4.4
Jordan Peeles Us begins so spectacularly well, and sustains its game of doubles so cleverly for most of its two hours, its an unusual sort of letdown ..
Chicago Tribune
4.5
There was a time when a horror movie directed by Jordan Peele wouldnt have the astronomical expectations that it does now.
Bullz-Eye
3.0
UNIVERSAL PICTURES The pressure to repeat yourself as a director, especially when your debut feature is as successful as Get Out was, must be intense.
Uproxx
4.5
UNIVERSAL PICTURES Its common practice for critics to file their reviews as quickly as possible during film festivals, sometimes going straight from t ..
Uproxx
4.0
The millions who enjoyed Get Out will expect a debate about socio political discontents Jordan Peele, director of the era defining Get Out, has a repu ..
The Irish Times
4.5
The rest of Us takes place more than 30 years after that incident at the haunted house.
The Atlantic
4.5
A sharp, often funny meditation on the terrifying power of human connection.
The Atlantic
4.8
Us is one of those movies thats going to be hard to forget anytime soon.
Lyles Movie Files
5.0
As an opener, Get Out is a tough act to follow.But like some of the best filmmakers, Jordan Peele isnt trying to replicate his previous success.
Birth Movies Death
4.5
Given its obsession with duality and doppelgangers, its fitting that Jordan Peeles Us the directors follow up to 2017s Oscar winning Get Out is not on ..
Birth Movies Death
4.0
This film, unlike its predecessor, isnt perfect. But it is a richly intriguing riot of imagery and ideas that demands to be rewatched again and again.
Standard
4.5
A Spoiler Free Review of Jordan Peeles Two Hour Anxiety Attack, Us By TK Burton | Film | March 22, 2019 | Jordan Peele exploded onto our cinematic lan ..
Pajiba
4.4
Peeles Us a Terrifyingly Apocryphal Home Invasion Shocker Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyongo) and her husband Wade (Winston Duke) have descended upon thei ..
Movie Freak
3.0
The follow up to Get Out creates a mood of dread and poses many questions Lupita Nyongo in Us.
Detroit News
4.5
Us is a challenging movie, a film that doesnt wear its themes like a bright vest but instead requires a more exhaustive examination, and perhaps repea ..
4.4
Peeles messy stew of allusive ingredients and jokey allusions...can taste overwhelming, but it gives us a helluva lot more to chew on than a Halloween ..
Groucho Reviews
4.5
The villainy on display here isnt a mask wearing psycho or a pissed off ghost or a finger knived dream demon.
Firstpost
3.5
Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph in Us.
Forbes
4.0
A movie that plays a winning mind game, even if youre never quite sure of the rules.
Herald Sun
2.0
Simply put, this is a bigger, bolder, undeniably horror minded movie.
Consequence Of Sound
4.0
Jordan Peeles Us, its title signals, is not a movie from which we as viewers can be detached.
Vox
4.0
Jordan Peeles follow up to his critically acclaimed post race horror debut Get Out is an equally chilling, thought provoking, and metaphor laden doppe ..
Hey U Guys
3.0
As a sleekly directed, crowd pleasing horror film, its efficient, terrifyingly thrilling and a lot of fun.
The Play List
1.9
by Walter Chaw SPOILER WARNING IN EFFECT.Get Out was an instant classic that appeared at the spearhead of a new blaxploitation movement.
Film Freak Central
5.0
Claudette Barius/Universal Us Jordan Peele Evan Alex (left), Lupita Nyongo and Zora Wilson see double in Us.
Now Toronto
4.5
I dont feel like myself, Adelaide insists, pleading to leave the summer home that is bringing back so many memories.
Scroll
4.5
In just a few short years, Jordan Peele already an acclaimed writer and comedian in his own right has gone from notable horror enthusiast to one of th ..
Film School Rejects
4.3
Frequently tense, often funny, occasionally profoundly bizarre and ultimately a bit mystifying, its a truly original genre film that is unafraid to em ..
Film Ink
5.0
Theres nothing quite like it. Itll haunt not only your dreams, but your psyche.
Ner Dist
3.0
Best to pause here if you dont want spoilers.The story follows an ordinary middle class family doofus dad Gabe (Winston Duke), high strung mother Adel ..
The Age
3.0
FILM REVIEW US .With Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex.
Maki At The Movies
3.0
But with producer/writer/director Jordan Peele (Get Out) at the helm, theres an unmistakable eeriness even in these mundane activities.
5.0
Hot from 2017 hit Get Out, comedian turned director Jordan Peele is back in the horror playhouse, confirming his preternatural, studied mastery of the ..
Cine Vue
4.0
Us is a horror movie, tweeted Jordan Peele recently, lest anyone got the wrong idea and started calling it elevated horror or some such.
Games Radar
4.5
Published on Mar 17, 2019 Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child.
You Tube
4.0
The second time around... I was much more impressed by the interweaving, by the textures.
You Tube
2.0
This film was incredibly frustrating and disappointing for me. In its efforts to try and transcend the horror thriller genre brought the whole thing d ..
You Tube
3.0
Us is a creepy fun film with a creative premise that goes in a direction you wont expect.
You Tube
4.0
If there was worry that Jordan Peele would buckle under the pressure with his follow up to Get Out, well, he didnt get that memo.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
After his oscar winning directorial debut Get Out, Jordan Peeles next project was always going to be one that we all followed intently.
Star Burst Magazine
4.0
Jordan Peeles second feature disturbs, provokes and tickles in its arch dismantling of the modern American family.
Lw Lies
4.5
But she doesnt see it as an image of cultural erasure, and thats because Peele is making a point.
Abc
3.5
After turning the horror world on its head with 2017s Get Out, and winning an Oscar for his trouble, writer/director Jordan Peele returns with this ea ..
Nz Herald
4.0
4 5 Jordan Peele certainly set himself a high bar with 2017s critically acclaimed Get Out, which grossed $255 million worldwide off a $4.5m budget and ..
Digital Spy
4.0
Us feels, at times, like wildly inspired wackadoo gumbo leaking out of Peeles brain after hes given carte blanche.
Flicks
3.0
Theres an old Pogo comic strip that features the famous line We have seen the enemy, and he is us.That sentiment is at the heart of the new horror fil ..
Stl Today
5.0
In Us, Jordan Peele Has Created the Ultimate Anxiety Nightmare The first thing that flashes on screen in Us, the latest from Get Out writer/director/p ..
The Stranger
2.0
Us seems merely the sum of the first films critical effluent and influent, wish determining the new movies monody of genre and monotony of tone in the ..
Ft
4.0
The trouble with making a brilliant debut feature film is what to do next.
Independent Ie
4.5
Us (R16, 116mins) Directed by Jordan Peele Like a Stephen King yarn filtered through the sensibilities of a film maker who actually has something to s ..
Stuff
4.5
Horror movies can fail for any number of reasons, but more often than not, its the mythos.
Ar Kansas Online
5.0
Peele doesnt stop there, and that wont surprise anyone who saw his 2017 film Get Out.
Film Racket
4.0
A terrific horror film that prolongs and surpasses the merits of Peeles previous work without ever falling into simple repetition.
4.0
Us corroborates the role of Peele as one of the great current renovators of horror films and is emerging as essential appointment film viewing.
4.4
In Us, writer director Jordan Peele doubles down on the fixed, full frontal close ups he favored in Get Out.
Larsen On Film
4.5
And all of them apparently contributed to the genre confusion.By the end of awards season, long after it had become an international hit and a much an ..
Vanity Fair
2.5
Watching the new film Us, Jordan Peeles hotly anticipated follow up to his Oscar winning smash hit Get Out, got me thinking about MagnoliaPaul Thomas ..
Vanity Fair
4.5
Whenever a film opens the SXSW Film Festival in Austins grand Paramount Theatre, its met with riotous applause, hoots, and hollers.
Vanity Fair
2.5
Movies Noah Centineo Is The Man Of Your Dreams (All Of Them) In The ..
Refinery 29
5.0
JORDAN PEELEs pretty much rewrote the horror movie manual with his directorial debut Get Out.
The Sun
5.0
Dont come to me for a searching exegesis of Jordan Peeles Us, a polytonal slasher saga with more undertones, overtones, intricate themes, elusive myst ..
Wsj
4.0
The idea of twinned bodies with share souls, the one at the mercy of the unwitting other, is a proposition into which much can, and should, be read. T ..
Killer Movie Reviews
3.5
As perplexing a horror movie experience as they come, Us establishes Jordan Peele as a thinking mans genre filmmaker, with his latest a delve into the ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
critics rating: 3.5/5 Trailer : Us In 1986, young Adelaide Thomas vacations with her parents in Santa Cruz.
FilmFare
3.5
Jordan Peele made a This Is Us joke before the SXSW premiere of Us, his second feature film.
Daily Dot
4.5
How many of everybody is there going to be.Us is top drawer horror, a creepily convincing modern fable that haunts our hearts without getting caught u ..
The Filmy Ap
2.0
An Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave, Nyongo single handedly resuscitates a flagging movie.
Patriot Ledger
4.5
At the SXSW Premiere of US, director/writer/producer Jordan Peele reflected on going beyond the standard horror beats.
Film
4.0
Peele has conjured up a creepy tale that plunges deep into the Hollywood horror well and pulls out something quite icky.
Scmp
4.4
Its a little messier, though it needs to be and theres barely a choice in it that doesnt feel intentionally made.
3.0
Peeles latest will hold your attention throughout and I loved the way in which hes infused comedy within the thrills.
The Film Pie
5.0
Directed with feverish style, beautifully paced, filled with wickedly funny one liners and sight gags, brimming with bloody good battles and featuring ..
Chicago Sun Times
2.8
Us ultimately bites off much more than it could chew with a story thats concurrently overstuffed and undercooked.
Nyc Movie Guru
3.5
...again Peele is back exploring humanitys ills through the lens of horror, specifically the divide between us that will surely lead to our downfall. ..
Punch Drunk Critics
5.0
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape.
Movie Crypt
3.0
Us, the highly anticipated second feature from writer/director Jordan Peele, is brilliant in some respects; but overreaches with its metaphor laden pl ..
Movie Web
1.0
Writer/director/producer Jordan Peele is a smart, ambitious, skilled filmmaker.
Sandiego Reader
4.5
Pin +1 10 Shares SXSW 2019 Review: Us is a bold and ambitious amalgam of genres.
We Live Entertainment
4.5
Pin +1 8 Shares SXSW 2019: Us Review Easily THE biggest film out of SXSW this year, Us was met with a lot of excitement as it officially kicked off th ..
We Live Entertainment
4.5
After scoring an Oscar win, along with other forms of unquestionable success with Get Out, Jordan Peele is back with Us.
We Live Entertainment
4.5
Thirty minutes into the two hour Us, writer director Jordan Peele (Get Out) puts his foot on the gas and scarcely lets up for the duration.No Oscar wi ..
Cinemix Tape
3.5
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Straits Times
4.5
The best horror movies impart a sense of reality shedding its skin to reveal what lies beneath.
The Ringer
4.5
If we can agree on something about Jordan Peeles new movie Us, its that it successfully accomplishes two things.
The Ringer
3.0
Jordan Peeles follow up to his Oscar winning phenomenon Get Out is destined to be a smash hit, and since SXSW, critics have gushed and jumped all over ..
Dead Line
4.5
Us turns out to be filled with doubles and twins, a gothic perennial of the uncanny that Peele taps into.
Film Comment
4.0
Demanding repeat viewing, its another superior showcase for Peeles bloody dissection of humanity with razor edged wit.
One Room With A View
4.5
AUSTIN, TX: What if I just showed four episodes of This is Us in a row, no explanation
Flavor Wire
5.0
Review: Jordan Peeles Us doubles down on suspense, political metaphor hello Adelaide (Lupita Nyongo) shields her son (Evan Alex) and daughter (Shahadi ..
Daily Herald
4.0
Of all the books I read while studying English Literature at university, there are very few that I can say really stuck with me so much that I think a ..
The Shiz Nit
4.4
It becomes obvious theres somethings wrong and thats an understatement with this doppelganger family.
Mercury News
4.5
Us, Jordan Peeles anticipated follow up to Get Out, conjures every kind of nightmare.
Polygon
3.0
The weather is lovely, but Adelaide cant shake a bad feeling provoked by some odd omens.
Film Avclub
2.0
Screenshot: Us Jordan Peele won a screenwriting Oscar for Get Out, and rightly so.The comedian turned filmmakers debut feature was a revelation, a ten ..
Film Avclub
4.5
Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our breakdown style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases.This review comes from the 2019 S ..
The Verge
3.1
Beachside vacations will never be the same for the Wilson family, not after the Night of the Living Dead African Americans that director Jordan Peele ..
Post Gazette
4.5
Share Tweet Email Copy Link Copied A big reason Jordan Peeles directorial debut Get Out was such a success in 2017 was that it took on relevant issues ..
Cbr
4.5
AUSTIN, TexasHow could Jordan Peele possibly make a film that measures up to Get Out
The Daily Beast
4.5
Its a rewarding slow burn, content to save its sucker punch to the very last.
The Ooh Tray
2.5
If the ultimate goal for filmmaker and Oscar winning screenwriter Jordan Peele is to continue to create a catalog of thrillers that challenge audience ..
Or Lando Weekly
3.5
Jordan Peeles Us is a very scary movie that doesnt add up, which is too bad.
reason
2.0
Us runs the gamut of emotions a film that is smart, funny, terrifying and absolutely memorable. It embraces the communal experience of a packed theate ..
Bowling Green Daily News
4.0
Me and my shadow We can go on about all the different things that go into the art of sketch comedian turned omnipresent media creator Jordan Peele, bu ..
Alternate Ending
4.0
Peele makes some narrative choices here that will prove divisive and theres certainly too much explanation/exposition, but the ideas and themes hes ex ..
Scifi Now
4.5
After a stunning debut like Get Out, anything less than equal success is bound to seem like a disappointment.
Lainey Gossip
4.5
Peeles comedy background delivers big laughs just often enough to remind everyone to enjoy themselves, and without compromising on the real and profou ..
Scifi Movie Page
4.4
Movie review Two immediate things about Jordan Peeles highly anticipated Get Out follow up, Us: 1) If you love thoughtful horror films and dont know m ..
Seattle Times
4.0
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will ..
The Mary Sue
5.0
Us is brilliant.Frightening in some parts, funny in others, and altogether a cinematic experience, Jordan Peele has proven that no one should have wor ..
The Mary Sue
4.5
Since I saw Us a few days ago, Ive been struggling about exactly what to say about it that wouldnt be too spoilery for incoming audiences, or just a r ..
The Mary Sue
3.0
Peeles film is destined to be the perfect conversation starter at your next dinner party, trip to the water cooler, cook out, or wherever as hes a fil ..
Fresh Fiction
5.0
Drop whatever youre doing and run to see Us. You might recognize someone you already know.
East Bay Express
4.5
When it comes to delivering visceral scares, horror fans may find it wanting. Yet its the kind of movie that could just haunt your dreams.
Seven Day Svt
5.0
Share Reddit Share Email +1 2K Shares Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape, and t ..
Black Girl Nerds
4.0
Share Reddit Share Email +1 502 Shares Turning the horror genre on its head is exactly what Jordan Peele is trying to do.
Black Girl Nerds
3.0
Love of money is not the root of all evil.The root of all evil turns out to be a dilapidated funhouse on the beach at Santa Cruz, Calif.
National Post
5.0
Us is an uncanny movie, and an implicit riposte to the questions Peele himself asked in Get Out. What if theres no easy ending What if the real strugg ..
New Republic
5.0
With Jordan Peeles reanimated The Twilight Zone series soon upon us, its fitting that he cites one of the cult TV shows original episodes, Mirror Imag ..
Bfi
2.0
Us his doppelganger horror movie in which an upper middle class African American family on vacation encounters malicious doubles of themselves is ambi ..
Original Cin
3.5
Even if his screenplay has flaws, Us confirms that Peele is an accomplished director with a wicked sense of humour.
The Australian
4.0
One of the most notable things that I love about Us is the Wilson family.
Rendy Reviews
4.4
The film isnt exactly a gore fest, but it also doesnt shy away from spilling a whole lot of blood.
Third Coast Review
5.0
Us is a masterfully layered thriller in which the intricate details of each scene build the story and complicate the narrative at every turn.
Blacknerd Problems
1.5
Lupita Nyongo, Evan Alex, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in Us (Universal Pictures ) A trite build up to an unsatisfying ending.
National Review
1.0
Lupita Nyongo in Us (Universal Pictures) Jordan Peele depicts black American identity as a freak show.
National Review
5.0
The word American in a title (American Beauty, American Psycho) usually serves notice that an attempt will be made to diagnose a national condition, w ..
New States Man
4.0
Jordan Peele knows what hes playing at.He knows just how much he needs to show to let you scare yourself.
The New Paper
4.3
Given his comedic roots, his ability to make audiences laugh isnt a surprise.
Cultured Vultures
4.5
RECOMMENDED After dozens upon hundreds of heightened, pitch perfect sketches to his credit as one of the minds behind Key and Peele, Jordan Peele had ..
New City Film
1.5
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Winnipeg Free Press
5.0
With heady themes about American identity, class systems, and other fascinating topics, theres nothing in Us that doesnt demand to be analyzed.
Cinema Sight
3.0
Mr. Movie is Gary Wolcott, the Tri City Heralds longtime film critic, and he reviews 2018s Mid90s, featuring, Sunny Suljic, Na kel Smith, and Olan Pre ..
Tri City Herald
4.5
The rule of horror films is that they start with low budgets for a higher profit ratio than your normal blockbuster.
Trespass Mag
5.0
He doesnt and the little girl wanders down to the beach, where she enters a house of mirrors.
Media Mikes
4.0
The latest nightmare inducing film from the writer director of Get Out will have audiences on the edge of their seat from its opening frames at an amu ..
Toronto Sun
4.0
Jordan Peeles followup to his Oscar winning Get Out continues a provocative filmmakers exciting career.
Daily Film Fix
5.0
Nursing professionals make an impact on our lives, our loved ones and our community every day.
Qc Times
4.5
Jordan Peele expertly constructs a film with various layers that intrinsically make a commentary about humanity.
4.5
Like Stephen King, Jordan Peele is a master at setting up an aggressively normal world and then introducing details that are further and further off u ..
Fw Weekly
3.8
Last time, Peele made a movie about the country. This time he made a movie about himself, and its even better.
Datebook Sfchronicle
3.8
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Lupita Nyongo in a scene from Us, written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele.
Ap News
4.0
Yes, Jordan Peeles latest film lives up to the great Get Out If youve read my reviews over the years, I hope youve noticed that I dont do spoilers.
Columbus Alive
3.8
But this isnt merely a mirror distortion its a flesh and blood doppelgnger, one so frightening that Adelaide bolts from the joint.
Film Frenzy
4.4
Some may compare Us to Get Out and find it wanting, but others will realize no measuring is necessary. Us is very simply a tense, startling, and wildl ..
Sf Examiner
4.4
The director of Get Out returns with another thoughtful, skillfully crafted shocker.
Hollywood Into To
3.5
3 stars (out of 4) Is there any way writer/director Jordan Peele can possibly top his brilliant, Oscar winning social commentary masterpiece that is G ..
Us Magazine
3.0
Its a movie that invites engagement beyond its running time, designed to spark debate, analysis, and fear of mirrors. Ultimately, US could be clearer, ..
Assignment X
3.8
Peele is wrestling with more ideas and themes than before, but he doesnt pull them together as effectively.
Spectrum Culture
5.0
Several hours and many conversations later, Im still convinced this film has secrets I havent uncovered yet, and Im just eager for my next chance to g ..
Mash Able
4.0
US is a horror masterpiece brokered by the brilliant mind and talent of Jordan Peele, a filmmaker who will go down in cinematic history as one of our ..
Wp Me
4.3
Us stabs through the supposed sophomore slump, allowing Peele to give audiences a bloody and tension filled film with an underlying social message.
Wp Me
4.5
Jordan Peeles sophomore effort is a highly ambitious blend of horror and social comedy that proves hes a master of the unpredictable.
Culture
4.0
Us is the second film this March during which my need to identify VHS spines onscreen commandeered my brain.
Mid West Film Journal
5.0
The bible figures early on in Jordan Peeles latest magnificently malicious nightmare.
Vulture
3.8
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Tulsa World
3.8
Gestures of solidarity mean little without a serious effort to combat inequities.
Am Ny
5.0
Peeles latest horror thriller delves into the tropes of home invasions and evil twins and more, using those genre touchstones as part of a meaningful ..
4.5
DIR/WRI: Jordan Peele PRO: Jason Blum, Ian Cooper, Sean McKittrick, Jordan Peele DOP: Mike Gioulakis ED: Nicholas Monsour DES: Ruth De Jong MUS: Micha ..
Film Ireland
4.5
From there, the movie unfolds with a series of set pieces that find the Wilsons battling and running from their incredibly familiar foes.
Thril List
2.5
Us is a second feature from Jordan Peele after his marvellous debut Get Out, which was more brilliantly satirical than scary and may well be the best ..
Spectator
4.5
And Gabe isnt really explored beyond the superficial dorky dad archetype.
Battleship Pretension
3.8
By Tom Meek Friday, March 22, 2019 Last revised on: Monday, March 25, 2019 Jordan Peeles follow up to the genre rebranding horror classic Get Out (201 ..
Cambridge Day
5.0
It is a relentless thriller, a skillful collection of terrors, and a blistering metaphor.
Entertainment Voice
3.0
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Before he turned into a modern day Hitchcock for 21st century moviegoers, Jordan Peele had established himself as a com ..
The Only Critic
4.0
Blending humor and scares with some amazing actors and fantastically tense home invasion set pieces, it comes strongly recommended.
Bloody Disgusting
5.0
Jordan Peeles doppelgnger thriller Us will terrify movie audiences 50 years from now. It is certain to become a classic.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
5.0
Get Out director Jordan Peele has a screaming good time at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in his newest film Break out your decoder rings; the flawed ..
Metro Active
3.8
Jordan Peeles Get Out was a glorious lightning bolt of a movie it had plenty of influences, but resembled nothing else.
Heral
5.0
There have been so many amazing takes on Us, Jordan Peeles latest movie, many of which leave us with more questions than actual answers.
Syfy Wire
4.0
If Get Out wasnt scary enough for you, then Jordan Peele really wants to freak you out with Us.
News
3.5
Nyongos dual performance is nothing short of mesmerising. And she is well supported by Mosss self involved rich bitch. Sensationally spooky.
News
4.0
An outlandish story but the powerful message resonates in Trump era America.
Richard Crouse
4.4
Forces us to grapple with our own culpability in systems of oppression. What if, after all this time, the monster is really us
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.8
BY: Follow @SonnyBunch Subtlety is, perhaps, an overrated quality in artgive people enough room to interpret and theyre liable to come up with any goo ..
Free Beacon
4.0
Jordan Peeles much anticipated follow up to Get Out is a more ambitious, challenging and inscrutable effort that respectfully nods to many genre movie ..
Adelaide Review
3.0
But Nyongos work doesnt take away from how good everyone else is.
Mac Guff
4.5
The man clearly respects his audience and thats something to be admired.
Battle Royale With Cheese
3.5
From the beginning, it articulated a funny and horrifying exploration of race relations.
Impulse Gamer
3.5
Theres lots of skill on display in this hunk of horror but the result isnt entirely satisfying.
Denerstein Unleashed Blog ..
3.5
Gaspar Noes latest journey into the depths of human depravity, Climaxin which a troupe of young dancers are unwittingly slipped LSD in sangria and the ..
Willamette Week
2.0
Jordan Peele, the newly minted horror auteur behind Get Out, gives us a lot to process in the early minutes of his follow up, the suspenseful and more ..
Crooked Marquee
4.5
Defying notions of exceptionalism while asking questions about the very violent feelings it stirs, Us is imperfect in such a way that it always feels ..
Metro Times
4.5
Peele brings his well honed stylistic eye, crafting an enjoyable mix of terror and humor.
Geek Girl Authority
1.5
operates the intrigue with a firm hand, although when the story begins to veer towards the fantastic/apocalyptic it cant surpass the cliches of the ge ..
3.0
Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 8:00PM by Chris Feil With his Academy Award winning debut feature Get Out, Jordan Peele distilled an expansive theme into ..
The Film Experience
5.0
It may not reach the subtextual highs of Get Out, but Jordan Peeles doppelganger heavy followup is a beautifully rendered genre exercise.
The Spool
4.4
Can a film be way overpraised and also be rather terrific In this case, thats what I found Us to be. Despite not sticking the landing, Peele shows hes ..
Hollywood News
4.5
Film Reviews Us Doubles as Horror and Statement The thing about Us, Jordan Peeles second film is that you, and by you, I mean the universal critic, ca ..
Kdhx
4.5
And, as aforementioned, Peele didnt depend on jump scares but relied more on the solid storytelling and brilliant performances by its lead cast.
Times Now News
4.0
s dual performance is so impressive, she powers us right through plot revelations that dont make total sense.
Aarp
5.0
Films Jordan Peele had his cast watch before making Us Dead Again The Shining The Babadook It Follows A Tale of Two Sisters The Birds Funny Games Mart ..
Kpbs
4.5
Share Pin 8 Shares By Eleanor Ringel Cater Get Out is an admittedly hard act to follow, but Jordan Peeles Us feels less like a sophomore slump than Di ..
Saportare Port
5.0
A select few received golden tickets to Jordan Peeles latest horror experience Us on Friday night.
Geeks Of Color
4.0
Lupita Nyongo in a scene from Us, written, produced and directed by Jordan Peele.
Iol Co Za
4.0
Starring Lupita Nyongo, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex Written by Jordan Peele Directed by Jordan Peele This review may contain minor ..
Dread Central
4.5
Us deliberately leaves holes in Peeles world building efforts. Ultimately, this helps the films script achieve the utmost creepiness by maintaining a ..
Esquire
5.0
Two years after re writing the rules of horror filmmaking with 2017s Get Out, director Jordan Peele returns with Us, an achievement thats nearly the e ..
Splice Today
4.0
A familys beach vacation takes a terrifying twist in the new movie from writer director Jordan Peele, who reminds us of the soul shaking scares that c ..
Parade
3.5
With this film, Peele experiments again with the psychological terror and subterfuge of the home invasion subgenre, but with the intention of using th ..
3.5
An excellent follow up for director/writer Jordan Peele. Ambitious, relevant and disturbing, Us is horror done really, really well.
4.5
follow up Us offers more trenchant commentary embedded in horror movie tropes. His message this time, though, is more mysterious and insidious.
L.A. Biz
4.5
Us may not feature as concise of a social commentary as Get Out, but its still an incredibly effective, ambitious, and terrifying work of horror filmm ..
FanboyNation.com
3.8
Turns out, the real monsters were us all along A few years ago we were all laughing our asses off with Jordan Peele on Key and Peele, but since the di ..
Flixist
4.0
The most chilling lesson from Us: you just might be your own evil twin.
Bbc
4.0
Nyongo leads a terrific cast who must play dual roles in this dark, mystery, thriller.
FlickDirect
5.0
A close to perfect piece of modern cinema. Forget racism and social commentary. This is just plain horror. .
4.5
No doubt theres powerful imagery that evokes the feeling that theres something there, but on first watch, its mostly just an incredibly entertaining, ..
Pgh City Paper
5.0
There are a couple of scenes the Writer/Director puts out there right away.
Movies and Shakers
5.0
Us feels like a preamble to the series giving us a taste of hopefully mind bending, supernatural swirls to come.But its demeaning to call Us a simple ..
Metro Weekly
3.5
Get Out announced the arrival of an exciting and important new voice in American film: writer director Jordan Peele.
Leonard Mal
4.4
The first thing to do before watching Jordan Peeles unnerving horror thriller Us is to forget about his first movie, the Oscar winning mind trip Get O ..
Movie Cricket
4.5
Share this: Us review It defies most peoples abilities to explain what exactly happened.
At Home In Hollywood
2.0
Jordan Peele takes us on a trip down the rabbit hole with his second feature film directorial project, Us.
Showbiz Junkies
2.0
GREGS GRADE: AThere are many victims in Us, writer producer director Jordan Peeles terrifying follow up to his 2017 debut feature Get Out.
Stardem
4.5
Its easy to see why: Us is propulsive, studded with nightmarish imagery, well acted, visceral, and violent, gripping from end to end.It is also confou ..
Vogue
3.8
Its difficult to write a review let alone talk, walk or drive home when in the throes of a full body clench, which is exactly how I felt during and af ..
Twin Cities
4.5
I dont feel like myself says the nervy Adelaide, as they try to settle into their beach house for their holiday with their children Zora and Jason.
Caution Spoilers
5.0
Us never reaches that over the edge crescendo into total mayhem that scares you to death and makes a good horror film a great one.
Dwight Brown Ink
4.0
While Peeles script is laboriously specific about the back stories of the lead characters, he is frustratingly ambiguous when it comes to burnishing t ..
Herald Scotland
4.0
Starring : Lupita Nyongo (12 Years a Slave), Winston Duke (Black Panther), Evan Alex (Mani), Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaids Tale ..
Alternative Lens
5.0
Imagine two parallel lines, like the number 11.Now tilt them until they converge at their base, like the letter V. This movementlike a pair of scissor ..
The Nation
4.0
A narrative of surrealist political horror whose terrifying effect and mysterious component, remarkably calibrated, accompany the spectator to the las ..
Enfil Me
5.0
Us has no clear answers as to how one might fix such inequality. Its a horror movie, and so like many horror movies, it positions the viewers emotiona ..
Junkee
1.5
Us (2019) UIP Thailand I wanted so badly to like Us, the second directorial effort by the rising American director Jordan Peele.
Bangkok Post
3.1
Just two years ago, noted comedian Jordan Peele did something quite unexpected by delivering the strange little horror flick Get Out, which, while it ..
The Blus Pot
3.0
Once Us unveils its deeper intentions, it doesnt enough prove to be that deep at all.
Film Monthly
3.0
Of course this summation leaves out that it reimagines Hands Across America as an apocalyptic nightmare and basically operates as an arthouse remake o ..
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
4.0
Us by Hope Madden and George Wolf Jordan Peele loves horror movies.
Maddwolf
4.5
Unfortunately, it stumbles with its final revelation that, upon reflection, just doesnt quite seem to make sense.
Gq Magazine
4.5
The best thing about Us is not that thematic ambition, but its aesthetic grandiloquence, its disturbing climates and the way in which it abandons real ..
La Nación (Argentina)
5.0
Us is muddier and messier, and interrogating its mythology only unearths plot holes.
Student Edge
4.0
In spite of shuffling a markedly more comic cut, the tension does not suffer for it, and the horror behind Peeles ideas is highly evocative.
2.0
Writer director producer Jordan Peele carries the weight of expectation with his sophomore Us.
Worldo Free L
4.4
Us stands on its own as a terrifying, provocative, and audacious statement on privilege, race, and poverty and establishes Peele as a horror auteur.
812 Film Reviews
4.5
Us is a sensational sophomore effort, full of creepy imagery, a suffocating atmosphere and excellent performances.
What I Watched Tonight
5.0
Where do I even begin.There are a lot of great horror movies that have been announced for 2019 that I have been supremely excited for, but admittedly, ..
Daily Dead
3.0
Screams and laughs are the wine and cheese of any good horror movie and Jordan Peeles uncompromisingly cool Us comes boasting a delicious vintage of b ..
Silver Screen Riot
3.0
While it wasnt as good as Jordan Peeles previous film, it is still worth a watch.
Mama's Geeky
4.0
By pitting doppelgngers against each other, depicts our collective internal struggle. By tethering them together witness their decisions ramifications ..
Jaredmobarak
4.4
By Bob Bloom Us gets under your skin and make you question your place in the world.
Reel Bob
4.0
has taken a leap forward as a filmmaker... reaching an exemplary maturity.
El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
5.0
They look just like us.US opens in theaters March 22: https://t.co/h6ojaQj2R2 Us (@UsMovie) March 13, 2019 Its long been believed that everyone has an ..
Digital Journal
5.0
By Joanna Langfield Make of it what you will and Jordan Peele gives us a whole lot to play with here this horror is, at its most basic, tantalizing fu ..
The Movie Minute
5.0
So whether youre in it for the surface thrills or the deeper experience, Us will satisfy you regardless, two times over.
ComicBook.com
4.4
A heart pounding excursion down horrors darkest corridors with the brilliant Lupita Nyongo as the driving force. The film moves at such ferocity that ..
Victoria Advocate
4.0
Lupita Nyongos exquisite blend of nuance and scenery chewing as Adelaide and Red deserves to be listed among the best horror performances ever.
4.5
The story has a very Romero esque quality to it, with its combination of isolating horror and situational humor, while his use of the camera has a sty ..
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.5
Us roots itself in the subconscious from the get go, and then weaponizes it against you.
Memphis Flyer
4.0
Jordan Peele without a doubt is a delightful breath of fresh air for the horror genre.
Konexión
4.4
One of the most dread inducing horror concepts is facing down a mysterious stalker obsessed with hunting you down.
K Gun 9
4.5
Its rare that the opening night selection of a film festival is the one that youre the most excited to see, but thats just what happens when you decid ..
Vanyaland
4.5
In one scene, Gabes shadow Abraham (Duke) squints and pretends to push up glasses he doesnt have, mimicking Gabes mannerisms.
Mediaversity Reviews
4.5
That doesnt really matter, what does is that this is a movie you should go see to experience something different.
idobi.com
2.0
Us Directed by Jordan Peele Publishing House: Universal Pictures Review by Sherin Nicole | March 21, 2019 at 12:30 PM 8 Basically: Watch yourself (bec ..
idobi.com
4.5
The 400 Word Review: Us Jordan Peeles new film is terrifying, essential viewing.
Pitts Burgh Magazine
4.5
One of the inevitable questions people will ask about Us is whether its scarier than Get Out.
CNET
1.5
Peeles sophomore horror flick brings both the bloodshed and surprising humour to the table, but it never quite reaches the heights of his first featur ..
That Shelf
3.5
Jordan Peele has demonstrated to be a narrator full of ingenuity and craft.
3.8
Peeles screenplay is jam packed with allusions, ideas, themes and concepts, and though we dont intend to spoil them, lets just say that a few are less ..
Play Boy
3.5
I am not going to even pretend I understand every component in Jordan Peeles latest nightmare, Us.
Denton Record-Chronicle
3.8
WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND March 22, 2019 US Of course, the big movie of the weekend is Jordan Peeles US (Universal), his follow up to his Oscar winni ..
Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
4.0
Nyongo defies comparison to other horror heroines since she pulls double duty as both victim and monster. I cannot recall the last time an actor made ..
High Def Digest
4.5
With his directorial debut Get Out and now with his sophomore effort Us, Jordan Peele is proving himself to be a savvy chronicler of turmoil in the Am ..
Nashville Scene
5.0
Reading Time: 5 minutes Jordan Peele gets horror.He understands the pace, the music, the tropes, and everything that came before him.
But Why Tho? A Geek Commun ..
3.5
Its narrative is sometimes too nebulous and its trajectory sometimes too scattershot to completely satisfy as a concrete thriller.
Fanboys of the Universe
3.5
Much of the first act is focused solely on atmosphere and tension, so when the middle third comes around the humor deflates a lot of it. But it mostly ..
Smash Cut Reviews
5.0
Part home invasion thriller, part horror, and part social commentary, the only thing more impressive than the number of genre elements at play in Jord ..
Reel Reviews
4.0
Pin 0 Shares Us review: Two years after wowing audiences with the fantastic Get Out, Jordan Peele returns with something far more dastardly and sinist ..
The Hollywood News
5.0
While Peeles latest still betrays the inclinations of an early work, there is something undeniably triumphant about the films individuality, its abili ..
Mubi
5.0
Like all right thinking people, Im a gigantic fan of Key & Peele.
About Boulder
4.5
36 SHARES Twitter Facebook The Wilson family Adelaide (Lupita Nyongo), her husband Gabe (Winston Duke), and their children Zora (Shahadi Wright Joseph ..
Projected Figures
4.5
Editors note: This article is spoiler free and provides no specific plot points about the film.
Shadow And Act
3.8
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with ..
The Cinema Phile Blog
3.1
But now that were watching it after the elevated experience of Get Out, theres a slight air of disappointment selfishly crying out, Another masterpiec ..
Wtop
4.0
Im going to be honest, I still cant wrap my head around the immense talent that Jordan Peele possesses.
3.0
Allegory seeps from every pore of the story and theres undeniable joy in untangling the myriad plot threads in the hours after the credits roll.
VultureHound
1.5
NBC Universal But thats in California, in a pretty densely populated area.
Cosmopolitan
2.0
Whats refreshing about Peeles first two efforts Get Out being his first is he doesnt rely on gratuitous violence to provide his thrills.
Ohio
4.5
caption Us is Jordan Peeles second film hes written and directed. source Universal Jordan Peeles Us is the follow up to his hit 2017 movie, Get Out.
Business Insider
3.5
Us is packed with excellent imagery and is easily one of the best horror films of 2019.
3.0
Compared to the average horror movie that gets released here in Lima, Us is infinitely superior.
Cinencuentro
2.0
Jordan Peele had established himself as a comedic force to be reckoned with during five seasons of the Comedy Central sketch series Key and Peele.
Pasadena Weekly
3.0
Jordan Peele returns for his much anticipated follow up to 2017s Get Out.
Mad About Movies Podcast
4.5
Peeles creative mindset forces us to examine an uncomfortable truth thats grounded in a relatable reality.
4.5
US Audio Review Double Toasted Rating Full Price US Audio Review Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child.
Double Toasted
3.0
Jordan Peeles strengths lie in sticking to stories that contain a tinge of realism even if the film takes place in extraordinary circumstances.
El Mundo (Spain)
5.0
Lupita Nyongos powerhouse performance finds its equal in Jordan Peeles masterful storytelling. A horror tale that confronts us with the social problem ..
5.0
Movie review: Jordan Peele follows Oscar winning Get Out with horror masterwork Us by Brandy McDonnell Published: Fri, March 22, 2019 7:25 AM..
News Ok
3.5
With each generation of horror films, there are different levers that filmmakers pull on to make us cringe and jump.
4.4
Mild spoilers ahead!.Good horror films generally do one of two things: They tap into a nightmare you already have or they create a whole new nightmare ..
Baltimore Magazine
4.5
I really dont want to dish more detail than this, Id much rather the story bleed fresh from the screen into your brain to let the obsessing begin!
Newshub (NZ)
4.0
The fright turns into panic when a four member family, looking exactly like them, silently invade their place to threaten their lives.
Always Good Movies
4.0
Sketch comedy star Jordan Peele shocked the world with his 2017 directorial debut Get Out, a brilliant undertaking that was equal parts thriller, come ..
The Lamplight Review
4.5
Us is the kind of movie that will thoroughly frighten you while leaving plenty of substance to chew on when the thrills have worn off.
Ian Thomas Malone
4.5
While imperfect, Peele and his team get enough right with Us to make it a worthy follow up to Get Out. Combining popcorn thrills with thoughtful comme ..
CultureMap
4.0
Us is a full on horror film that unusually for the genre puts a black family at its heart.
Dogandwolf
4.5
And thats where it feels too schematic and discursive to sustain itself.
Stabroek News
1.5
Yesterday I wrote a review of Jordan Peeles new movie, Us, which unexpectedly blew up the box office this past weekend.
Eugene Weekly
5.0
For months after the release of Get Out, audiences discussed the nuanced ways it discussed race in America.
We Boughta Blog
4.5
Lupita Nyongo as Adelaide Wilson in Us (Claudette Barius/Universal Pictures) Warning: Spoilers ahead for the new film Us.
Bitch Media
4.5
The film is an economic nightmare machine, once it gets going. Serving both worlds of fans, the terrors are eerie and bone crunching... in the same br ..
Film International
4.5
The realism of everyday life makes the premise and performances even more spooky, especially Lupita Nyongos.
Chilango.com
4.0
Blood spluttered it may be, but Peele shows his worth twofold as a master of the psychological horror aficionado who is on to the path to greatness.
Flavourmag
4.0
LESSON #1: STICK WITH FAMILY Ask any parent or child for a traumatic experience that is easy to recall and they may just tell you something about bein ..
Every Movie Hasalesson
4.0
Writer director producer Jordan Peele is barely getting started when he turns a 1986 amusement park outing into a skin crawling teaser in the opening ..
5.0
Are we our own worst enemy.Jordan Peeles latest film, Us, contemplates deeply personal, introspective ideas through the lens of horror.
5.0
Horror with a fairly obvious meaning can hit hard: The Babadook is a compelling and elegant fright fest, even once you know that the Babadook is grief ..
Patheos
4.5
We are all very fortunate to have Peele scaring up thrills and chills that do such an exquisite job of rattling us.
4.4
Duplicitous yet unsuspectingly human, Us is an expertly crafted cinematic hall of mirrors drenched in sinister, provocative portent.
The Fright File
3.5
Until recently, John M. Urbancich, former and first Executive Editor of CriticsChoiceMovies , reviewed films and wrote related features and celebrity ..
Jmuvies Blog Spot
3.5
Anyone who follows my reviews knows Im a bit of a wimp when it comes to horror movies.
rachelsreviews.net
5.0
I do not want to overstate things, but, eh, screw it. US is incredible. I adored it. If the theatre had offered to screen it again immediately after t ..
Comicsverse
2.5
Jordan Peeles follow up to his excellent Oscar winning debut Get Out is a go for broke ambitious mess of a film.
3.1
Its a strong second feature, but doesnt live up to the creativity and storytelling of Get Out.
Reel Talk with Chuck and P ..
3.5
When Jordan Peele first came on the scene as a first time director with Get Out, no one knew what to expect.
BlackFilm.com
2.0
Scene to scene, the film doesnt click together quite as well Get Out.
2.0
Adelaide Wilsons (Lupita Nyongo) face is flushed with terror as she is pinned head first to a glass tabletop.
5.0
A thinking mans thriller that works just as well as a singular slice of horror as it does as an examination of an artistic interpretation of themes fa ..
Brisbanista
4.0
Peele clearly knows his strengths, and hes playing to them brilliantly.
Exclaim!
5.0
For the faithful, religion is a comfort.It allows us to believe were not alone, that theres a presence that will catch us if we fall, that no matter w ..
Harper's Bazaar
2.0
After making a big awards splash with a thrilling horror movie commentary on race relations in America, Get Out, comedian turned director Jordan Peele ..
4.5
As Jordan Peele here demonstrates, horror is much better when it forces one to look in the mirror.
5.0
FILM REVIEW The evil twin, the doppelganger and the clone are staples of horror, sci fi movies and tales of the supernatural.
Newport This Week
3.8
Peele dared to tiptoe into a comprehensive creeper that resourcefully examined touchy societal perceptions with whispery wonderment and wit.
SF Crowsnest
3.0
The complete picture is nothing short of masterful, and with a legitimately unsettling premise, the horror soars to astounding heights.
The Filtered Lens
4.5
A fascinating, percolating, cerebral horror film, Us is not afraid to buck conventions and show us an almost romanticized notion that vulnerability, a ..
Should I See It
5.0
Jordan Peele is back with his second horror film, and ohmygod it is a RIDE.
4.5
FEATURING FILM Movie reviewer, Wendy Shreve, provides fresh voice & sharp insights about cinema.
4.5
Peele is turning into a unique, elite director whose vision integrates social commentary, terror and comedy like no one else.
Pólvora
4.5
US doesnt seek to take the easy way out even up until the final moments.
3.0
Horror has had its fair share of creatures creatures from black lagoons, wolfmen, and men in masks.
Jamaica Gleaner
4.0
Us stretches the shadow of Peeles Oscar winning debut beyond its prescriptive dimensions, and wears it inside out with a smile full of teeth.
Culture Whisper
5.0
Horror with a fairly obvious meaning can hit hard: The Babadook is a compelling and elegant fright fest, even once you know that the Babadook is grief ..
America Magazine
1.5
Us makes good use of colors, which demonstrates some originality, but I dont believe it is enough to compensate all the flaws the movie presents.
El Universal
4.0
A movie that points out how the so called American dream is in fact a nightmare when youre on the wrong side of the mirror.
3.8
Adelaide Wilson(Lupita Nyongo), a woman returning to her beach side childhood home with her husband, Gabe (Winston Duke), and their two children or an ..
The Movie Blog
4.5
There are many excellent purveyors of horror cinema in the current era, from Ari Aster to Robert Eggers to Jennifer Kent, who have revived the genre i ..
The Beat
4.5
With Us, another simplistic yet petrifying demonstration of the confrontational, Jordan Peele has announced himself as a master of horror.
3.0
Features a wider allegorical ambition than we found in Get Out, but dont expect this sequel to match the classic excellence of Peeles debut film.
Big Apple Reviews
1.5
Us is lucid and frustrating, ultimately being unable to successfully execute Peeles vision on doppelgnger with true effectiveness.
Letras Libres
4.5
Us is an impressive allegorical film that demonstrates the power of independent horror cinema and its underlying social commentary.
Código espagueti
2.0
Ive never been a fan of the horror genre, and I dont care for home invasion movies.
Nuvo
3.0
Jordan Peele made more than waves with his 2017 directorial debut Get Out, garnering critical acclaim from just about everywhere as well as award nomi ..
Shake Fire
5.0
I loved the story, cinematography, cast, everything about this movie. Jordan Peele, keep doing your own thing, Im gonna be there every time.
Podomatic
4.0
Theres a point near the start of Us, director/writer Jordan Peeles largely satisfying and entertainingly discomfiting follow up to his 2017 hit Get Ou ..
Houston Chronicle
4.5
But thats awfully selfish when theres a family fighting for their lives in this movie.
Gq
4.5
Its thoroughly enjoyable, but ite ends up being too tidy for its own good.
Miamiartzine
4.5
Another positive point is the way Peel addresses the terror: The fear Us produces is not based on a human carnage or on jump scares techniques.
Proceso
4.5
All told, Us is a triumph to watch play out, a feast of terrific horror acting, and a thrillingly unsettling, creepy, hard to shake film to experience ..
5.0
SOME FILMS demand a second viewing, particularly when something that is revealed at the very end makes you rethink everything that led to the denoueme ..
Art Forum
5.0
Jordan Peele just cant help himself.After the horror movie roots of his debut Get Out ended up being overtaken by its brilliant socio political themes ..
Austin 360
4.5
Share on Twitter Tweet Share on Facebook Share Jordan Peeles directorial debut, Get Out, is one of the most acclaimed American films of this decade.Ne ..
Gay City News
3.1
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The Michael Medved Show
3.8
Jordan Peeles Get Out pleased critics and audiences alike with an original concept that was as creepy as it was funny.
Reel Honestre Views
3.0
By Andrea Thompson In Jordan Peeles new feature Us, he taps into many of our fears right away, telling us that right under America, there are a large ..
A Reel of One's Own
5.0
As social commentary, its not as razor sharp as Get Out.But it still feels like an exceptional accomplishment, mainly because Peele created a role tha ..
The Undefeated
5.0
Every great horror film acts as a metaphor for some underlying truth, but Jordan Peeles Us is one long metaphor.
Australian Financial Revie ..
5.0
Surely more than once while dreaming, youve been aware that youre in a dream, inside it and outside at the same time.
Truth Dig
4.5
There are filmmakers who have just really strange and incredible world views.
Lenoirauteur
5.0
Us had its first all media screening in Los Angeles tonight and it was packed; they had to book a second theater at the Arclight in Hollywood.
Showbiz 411
4.5
Peele is a gifted filmmaker, the ending is satisfyingly chilling and it boasts another brilliant performance by Lupita Nyongo in a dual role.
Malibu Times
4.0
Bonkers, dense and straight up scary.Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape This excerpt from Jeremiah 11:11, a r ..
FrewFilm
2.0
Joran Peeles Us is more standardized horror fare than his Oscar winning Get Out.
Galveston Daily News
3.5
Short run times, sharp scares, brief explanations; its a formula thats worked for generations.
Screen Hub
4.5
Beyond that, its best I dont say, because you should know as little as possible going in.
KMUW - Wichita Public Radi ..
2.0
Directed by Kevin Klsch and Dennis Widmyer, the movie doesnt give Jason Clarke quite enough space to really work the crazed grief of a father tortured ..
The New Daily (Australia)
5.0
Peeles a showman and madman, bringing together savage spectacle and blistering satire with ferocious fervor.
Riot Material
3.0
From there, Us focuses more on a plotline that doesnt quite add up.
Isolated Nation
4.5
Jordan Peele does the miraculous: his follow up to GET OUT does not cheat his fans. And if you can dope out the twist, its terrific.
Films In Review
3.5
Jordan Peeles highly entertaining albeit, a bit muddled follow up to Get Out, gives us, not one, but two of Lupita Nyongos best performances in (incre ..
Próxima Tanda
4.5
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will ..
The Movie Sleuth
5.0
Its challenging to review Us as there are many spoilers that occur in the first 10 minutes of the film.
Amsterdam News
3.5
Theres a messiness here, a beautiful anamorphic widescreen messiness that Peele seems to relish.
4.5
As their day goes on, a couple of slightly unnerving incidents hint that perhaps Adelaide still has something to worry about, and her fears become fou ..
Rue Morgue
3.5
Us is a horror movie that poses a couple of simple questions; Who are we and How can we be sure, who we are Questions about which Peele speculates, wi ..
Cine Gods
5.0
Film Melissa Anderson UsMelissa Anderson In his followup to Get Out, Jordan Peele dives into the horrors of double consciousness.
4 Columns
5.0
This is the second upcoming film that deals with the legacy and influence of Charles Manson and his reign of terror across LA.
Movie Hole
4.0
What our perspective conceals... is what Jordan Peele brings to light.
3.0
Us is a perfect storm of horror, acting, and social commentary: a beautiful dark mirror that conveys a confidence seldom seen in sophomore efforts.
Strange Harbors
4.5
Simultaneously terrifying and hilarious, Us is a popcorn movie with the depth and gravity of Kubrick and the hair raising suspense of peak Hitchcock.
Phawker
5.0
Jordan Peele understands that sometimes being terrified is truly delightful, and sometimes what delights us is truly terrifying.
Christian Century
4.5
Us is a terrifying thriller that is wickedly funny and jam packed with striking visuals.
In The Seats
4.0
Jordan Peele is not done scaring us.Peeles Get Out was one of the defining films of 2017.
Film Spotting
4.5
Ive read and reread Joan Didions essay On Self Respect more times this month than I have fingers and toes.
Chicago Cinema Circuit
3.8
Imaginative satire of the American Dream..Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz A low budget (made for 20 million dollar) imaginative satire of the American Dre ..
Sover
4.0
A masterly double life feature that shows a comparison between good/evil, light/darkness, beautiful/putrid, and dance/violence.
Seventh Art Studio
4.5
Jordan Peele delivers more of his now signature style, but also flips a switch on something youd never expect. His ability to create another flawless ..
Jordy Reviews It
5.0
Provocative, darkly funny and genuinely chilling, this is a brilliantly acted and superbly directed horror that demands to be seen.
Hero Collector
2.0
Jordan Peele debuted his new horror film, Us, at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas last week (March 8) to a rapturous reaction in the theater, a ..
Qz
3.5
It only took one film for comedy veteran Jordan Peele to become Horrors darling.
Nightmare on Film Street
3.0
The premise, however, works better on a metaphorical level than on a realistic one, since it really doesnt hold up to even minor scrutiny.
The News International (Pa ..
4.8
Us ostensibly doesnt seem to be about race. Dig a bit deeper, though, and you can see that its about race as much as the history of America is about r ..
Black Horror Movies
4.5
Us is not only a brilliant and terrifying exploration of current day America, but one hell of a prologue to Peeles The Twilight Zone reboot.
GameSpot
3.8
Us introduces so many ideas that it can be difficult to focus. But its fascinating to watch those ideas emerge, contort and dance around on screen, ev ..
The Improper Bostonian
3.0
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5.0
Jeremiah 11:11 After watching writer, director, and producer Jordan Peeles latest film, US, you may never look at bunnies, or your mirrored reflection ..
People's World
3.0
Us is going to keep you on the edge of your seat the entire time. By the films very end, youre going to have one thought on your mind: I need to watch ..
5.0
Writer Director Producer Jordan Peele proved to the world in 2017 that he has the rare and magnificent ability to tackle genres on opposite ends of th ..
Hannahhoolihan
5.0
Us.Theres something deeply satisfying about watching Jordan Peeles Us unfold.
Miami New Times
4.0
Reviewed March 22, 2019 Jordan Peeles first film, Get Out, was a meticulously plotted movie with a very specific metaphor in mind.
Rave Reviews
1.5
Hes creepy but since hes unaware of it, Julie doesnt see it either.
Nplusonemag
4.0
Writer Director Jordan Peele (Get Out) flexes his creative muscle a bit more in US yielding another horror movie that disarms with relatable character ..
HorrorBuzz
5.0
Theres no need to sell you or anyone on another Jordan Peele film.
4.5
This middle class black family defies Hollywoods representation of blacks.
View From The Dark
4.5
Us is very significant horror film with a real core, an entertaining story, incredible performances and excellent execution.
Film Gamed
3.0
And I dont think whatever the elevation the genre has been garnering as high art, it cant express the corruption of humanity by capitalism wholely.
1.5
Peeles formal expertise has been refined, which suggests that he has been carefully studied those classics he alludes to. However, he needs more disci ..
4.5
What sets Us apart from others in the genre, and likewise Peele apart from his contemporaries, is the voice that whispers a warning in every scene, a ..
KOMO News (Seattle)
2.5
It feels like the whole movie could be just a sketch in a TV show or maybe an episode of an horror anthology series.
Vix
4.5
Us is super scary, and Peele, the smart director behind Get Out, is a force to behold.
Sioux City Journal
3.5
They are ferociously original nightmares: built on a scaffolding of cult horror fandom and blockbuster (and Blockbuster) history, but conveying a cyni ..
Cinema St.Louis
4.5
Societys demons acquire physical forms while the horror film returns to embrace that politicization that was present in John Carpenter and George A. R ..
Caimán Cuadernos de Cine
4.0
You know that holding hands decal people put on the back of their car thats supposed to represent their own nuclear family
The Pitch Kc
2.0
On the GenreVision podcast, writers Drew Dietsch and Travis Newton review and recommend horror films, action movies, fantasy flicks and more!
Gen Revision
2.0
By Steve Crum Since 2015, when he split from Kegan Michael Key after years on TV as the hilarious Key & Peele, Jordan Peeles showbiz life has gone onw ..
Crum on Showbiz
4.4
Yall scared of US.I dont know about yall and not sure I know about US.
5.0
The idea of having an evil twin has been proven eerily effective in the horror genre forever.
4.5
Ask me what the scariest thing in the world is, and without hesitation, Ill tell you: Walking into a room and finding yourself already there, sitting ..
Doghates Film
3.5
Avengers: End Game, James Gunn Back On GOTG 3, John Wick 3 Trailer + Shazam, Us and The Dirt Reviews March 24, 2019 84 min This week Aaron Sawicki, Da ..
CineChat Podcast
3.0
(**Spoilers, duh) Thanks to Jordan Peeles sophomore entry Us, some people are rediscovering and others somehow just discovering Bay Area rap duo Luniz ..
AdeAdeniji.com
4.4
Comedian turned filmmaker Jordan Peele earned an Oscar for Get Out, his debut feature film, so the stakes are high for his follow up, Us.
Dispatch
4.5
But it doesnt make the film and Peeles vision any less extraordinary.
Qrius
4.5
After that vision fades to black, Us begins again in the present, with the original Wilsons driving to Santa Cruz for a family vacation.
Kqed
4.5
Further, it demonstrates the blossoming sub genre of Black Horror.
Cinema Axis
4.0
Even if Us lacks Get Outs cohesive vision, it does add an undeniable freshness and innovation to the genre. With Us, Peele proves that he intends to s ..
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