Us Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs

5. Its Thought-Provoking, Ambiguous Themes

Like Get Out, Us is a film which invites a wealth of interpretation from the viewer, and regardless of Peele's own intent when penning the script, audiences are naturally going to walk away with their own conclusions.

Thankfully Peele keeps the precise nature of his message ambiguous, beyond declaring pre-release that he was majorly concerned with the notion of "we're our own worst enemy."

That's certainly a major takeaway from the film, though given Peele's clear desire to pass comment on contemporary America through his work, there's also a metaphorical interpretation of class and existence within the current U.S. paradigm.

But again, the great strength of Us is in challenging the viewer to make sense of its more ambiguous and mysterious central themes compared to Get Out, which laid it out with comparative obviousness (though, one can argue, also greater effectiveness).

Messy though Peele's script is here, he should be commended for giving viewers plenty to ponder after the credits have rolled.