Us Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs

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6. Lupita Nyong'o's Fantastic Performance

If there's any one reason to watch Us, it's absolutely Lupita Nyong'o, who undoubtedly gives one of the strongest performances of the year so far - a dual performance, in fact - as Adelaide and her Tethered equivalent.

The tricky nature of the movie's premise requires Nyong'o to make a lot of complex choices while also juggling the duality of her two characters, and she absolutely knocks it out of the park.

As both the wide-eyed, shell-shocked Adelaide and the obscenely creepy Red, Nyong'o is absolutely captivating, owning the screen at all times and easily propping the movie up even when the script falters.

The early Oscar talk surrounding her performance might be a tad overblown - it's no "Toni Collette in Hereditary" situation - but Nyong'o once again confirms herself to be an extraordinary talent, and the film would be a much tougher sell without her presence.