6.8
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
Daniel Kaluuya
OJ Haywood
Keke Palmer
Emerald Haywood
Brandon Perea
Angel Torres
Michael Wincott
Antlers Holst
Steven Yeun
Ricky 'Jupe' Park
Wrenn Schmidt
Amber Park
Keith David
Otis Haywood Sr.
Devon Graye
Ryder Muybridge
Terry Notary
Gordy
Barbie Ferreira
Nessie
Donna Mills
Bonnie Clayton
Osgood Perkins
Fynn Bachman
Eddie Jemison
Buster
Jacob Kim
Young Ricky 'Jupe' Park
Sophia Coto
Mary Jo Elliot
Jennifer Lafleur
Phyllis Mayberry / Margaret Houston
Andrew Patrick Ralston
Tom Bogan / Brett Houston
Lincoln Lambert
Kolton Park
Pierce Kang
Phoenix Park
Roman Gross
Max Park
Alex Hyde-White
Grizz
Hetty Chang
Hetty Chang
Liza Treyger
Commercial Makeup Artist
Ryan W. Garcia
Sheriff Reyes
Courtney Elizabeth
Mrs. Dolan
Caden J. Lovgren
Jupiter's Claim Horse Wrangler
Malcolm Jae O'Shea
Jupiter's Claim Outlaw
Evan Shafran
Studio Security Guard (uncredited)
Mark Casimir Dyniewicz Jr.
Fry's Customer (uncredited)
Haley Babula
Mary Jo Elliot (adult) (uncredited)
Director, Writer
Jordan Peele
August 15, 2022
6
I'm always very nervous when a film's advertising campaign leads extensively on the director and not on the acting... To be honest, here, I really couldn't quite see what the fuss was about on either front. A pretty monosyllabic "OJ" (Daniel Kaluuya) lives with his feisty sister "Emerald" (Keke Palmer) on a remote stud farm where they provide horses for the movies. When strange things start going bump in the night, and the horses start behaving oddly, then disappearing all together - they are bemused. Off to town they go where they meet local geek "Torres" (Brandon Perea) who is full to the brim with alien conspiracy theories and who comes and installs some CCTV for them. What now ensues is a quirky, rather poorly paced sci-fi caper that takes far too long to get going and then when it does, well it sort of rumbles along with loads of pretty repetitive photography, minimalist dialogue and an ending that made me chuckle - and I am not sure that was Jordan Peele's intention. The plot reminded me of something from the "Outer Limits" from the 1960s! There is certainly some lovely scenery to be admired in this California valley but all in all I was totally underwhelmed by this film, the best bits I felt, were seen in the trail.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$68,000,000.00
Revenue:
$170,823,080.00