Nope

Peele, really, is the magician disguised as a filmmaker. Nope is the sleight of hand so slick you’ll never question how the trick was pulled off.

Nope is one of the great movies about moviemaking, about the moral and spiritual implications of cinematic representation itself—especially the representation of people at the center of American society who are treated as its outsiders. It is an exploitation film—which is to say, a film about exploitation and the cinematic history of exploitation as the medium’s very essence.

The movie is a bit long, and the culmination overstays its welcome. That is the only section of the movie where the viewer is a step ahead — and therefore it doesn’t sizzle like what came before. Yet the visual splendor of the sequence also proves the director has a flair for the epic we didn’t know about before. And that makes me all the more excited for the next “Untitled Jordan Peele Project.

It would be unsporting to say more but, simply put, there are moments of unalloyed terror (juxtaposed with a crowd-pleasing giddiness) that make Nope worth not just seeing on the big screen but with as huge a crowd as possible.

The film’s fantastical meta-commentaries don’t completely cohere but have a winning go-for-it audaciousness.

Nope has also already had some critics throwing out less than favorable M. Night Shyamalan references. But it is full of vibrant life, too. It goes a long way in forgiving the reveal, which I’d even argue is beside the point. This is a film that offers a lot to chew on, which is more than most big summer spectacles can promise.

Every so often an obviously talented person makes a bad movie, and that’s what we have in Nope. The talent is there, the movie is dead on the screen.

Should be appreciated on the biggest screen possible. A real cinema experience. Peele’s NOPE is like A. Night Shamalyan’s Unbreakable- at his best that is - wonderfully atmospheric, grandiose cinematography and superb pacing. I loved it.

A relatively novel spin on the “UFO” genre that unfortunately lacks forward momentum for large chunks of its run time.

I liked the originality of the antagonist. I liked the chimp story. The acting was decent enough. But, horror? And the film made me not care about what was happening to anyone. Little suspense. An ok film !

Being a fan of both 'Us' and 'Get Out', I was very disappointed with 'Nope' after finally watching it recently. For starters, the total runtime should have been cut down by 40 minutes being that it is a 2 hour movie. I found myself extremely bored most of the time but I ended up pushing forward to see who the antagonist is at the end. I was also curious to see why Daniel Kaluuya was looking 'up' in the movie cover photo and my theory was actually correct after barely making it to the final part of the film. 'Nope' did not capture my attention like 'Us' and 'Get Out' did so I will have to give this film a solid 'Nope'.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]