Back in 1984, Eddie Murphy made a mockumentary forSaturday Night LivecalledWhite Like Me.
It toyed with the notion of how others think and act when were not in the room.
Hes remadeGuess Whos Coming to Dinneras a horror movie.
But Chris knows better.
Hes not just suspicious of well-meaning color-blind liberals, hes suspicious of lily-white suburbia in general.
Its like an alien planet whose atmosphere hes hesitant to trust.
He makes you feel Chris sense of not belongingthe icy fear of being an outsider.
Pulling off a premise like this is a lot harder than it seems.
It doesnt hurt that hes cast Bradley Whitford and Catherine Keener as Roses seemingly well-meaning parents.
Both actors are absolute pros at goosing whatever line they deliver with a twist of toxic insinuation.
When Chris meets them, they seem completely unfazed by his skin color.
The first half of the film builds with expertly-cranked white-knuckle tension.
For a film thats asking hard questions, it takes the easy way out.
Still, Peele is undeniably a born filmmaker with big ambitions and an even bigger set of balls.
