This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Perhaps one of the most striking aspects of this film was the usage of colour, a reoccurring and constant thread that links characters to feelings and experiences.
Our opening number introduces us to the four main colours: blue, red green and yellow. Mia's initial outfits are blue; aptly, for sadness and desperation, a frustration at her lack of acting callbacks. Flecks of red, like Mia's red bag or the neon lights upon Mia and Sebastian's first encounter signifies hints of…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
After the ground-breaking release of 'Get Out', any film afterwards would always be scrutinised and held to the standard of Peele's pioneering predecessor. Us manages to fiercely set itself apart from Get Out whilst still maintaining the growing sense of unease that characterises Peele's directing style.
The film finishes on a brilliant, shocking twist - that Addy was the 'doppleganger' from the start, accompanied by a wide shot of the line of dopplegangers holding hands, a parallel to the opening…
