I liked the idea and how Peele creates suspense in some scenes. However, the movie progressively descends into ridiculousness and becomes downright predictable.
I had the same feeling when I watched "Us" by the same director. In that case, the ridiculousness started even earlier and was probably even more disappointing, given that the beginning was stellar.
As a non-American who is well-versed in American politics and social issues, it is difficult to shed the feeling that Peele's movies are lauded by many only because they are evaluated through the prism of "anti-racism", "finally a Black author in Hollywood", etc, not to mention the reverse racism that is not even subtle in many scenes.
I had the same feeling when I watched "Us" by the same director. In that case, the ridiculousness started even earlier and was probably even more disappointing, given that the beginning was stellar.
As a non-American who is well-versed in American politics and social issues, it is difficult to shed the feeling that Peele's movies are lauded by many only because they are evaluated through the prism of "anti-racism", "finally a Black author in Hollywood", etc, not to mention the reverse racism that is not even subtle in many scenes.
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