Chris. Fucking. Kattan.
An outrageous spectacle. Jordan Peele is in complete control and although I do have some lingering logistical questions, Nope was enormous fun and delivers the thrills.
Peele’s obsessions with the supernatural/cosmic invading our so-called normal world resulted in his last two films being more horror/sci-fi hybrids than straight horror fare.
His handling of a monster of a problem is practically Spielbergian in its epic feel, despite a relatively small cast. Unlike Us, which had a bizarre, believability-straining premise, Nope presents a concept that, while bonkers, is easy to digest and even easier to root for our heroes.
The acting is first-rate and I was especially pleased to see Michael Wincott as a cantankerous DP. And Steven Yeun’s backstory may be my new favorite useless yet utterly fabulous plot convolution. I’m particularly picky about in-movie movie references ever since retro culture has taken hold in the last few years, but the name-drops and sly mentions of both real and fictional film and tv are delightful.
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