Either way, you’ll probably be squealing “nope!”
Nopetouches down in theaters on Friday.
Read on for more critical review excerpts about the film.
Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea in ‘Nope’.Universal Pictures
Kambole Campbell (Empire)
“It’s often said that showbiz can eat you alive.
Jordan Peele’s third film runs with that metaphor further than anyone might have expected.
Owen Gleiberman (Variety)
“Jordan Peele’sNopeis a tantalizingly creepy mixed bag of a sci-fi thriller.
It picks the audience up and carries it along, feeding off spectral hints of the otherworldly.
Here, as in those films, the anticipation works better than the payoff.”
It avoids the comfort of tidy conclusions, too.
It is sprawling and vigorous.
K. Austin Collins (Rolling Stone)
“This is a movie that knows the power of images.
At the same time, however, it also feels like his largest.
Peele can’t take just one or two interesting ideas and follow their trail of complexity.
The good fairy is Steven Spielberg, to whoseClose EncountersandJawsthe film pays an overt tribute.
Hear more on all of today’s must-see picks on EW’sWhat to Watchpodcast, hosted by Gerrad Hall.
