Nope - The scoop and digest

Jordan Peele's third feature has a broad appetite.

Daniel Kaluuya - OJ

Keke Palmer - Em

Steven Yeun - Jupe

Michael Wincott - Antlers Holst

Brandon Perea - Angel Torres

Keith David - OJ Snr

Summary

In 1998, titular star of sitcom Gordy's Home is startled by a balloon bursting and goes ape shit, killing several human co-stars.

The less said about CG the better.

Chimpanzee spares child actor Jupe and shortly before being shot dead, they bump fists.

Present day.

After their father's bizarre death, horse wranglers OJ and Em inherit his ranch and attempt to make ends meet.

Six months later, business is in dire straits, forcing OJ to sell horses to Jupe, who's since set up Western theme park Jupiter's Claim, where twisted audience pay to hear his story of childhood trauma.

One night, OJ and Em discover what appears to be a spaceship, which initially likes to chew up and spit out horses.

Forget little green men, this bastard is a predator.

The Purple People Eater

Despite beautiful cinematography and excellent performances from Kaluuya and Palmer, I wasn't bowled over.

Em regularly f-bombing felt unnecessary, especially since humour is generally subdued.

The first 30 minutes or so really dragged, but then took off like a rocket.

When Jean Jacket gets peckish, it transforms into a flowery jellyfish with a pulsing green mouth.

Awesome.

Just in case anybody missed Akira nod, Em recreates Kaneda's motorcycle skid towards the end.

Gordy sets up two key themes that ultimately backfire on Jupe.

You can't tame a predator and mankind will risk everything for spectacle.

Meaning of intriguing title is revealed in dialogue.

OJ encounters some odd little beings from afar inside a barn and exclaims 'Nope!'

Turns out they're just Jupe's kids dressed as aliens.

So it was designed as an audience reaction, not the widely speculated acronym Not Of Planet Earth.

Gamble didn't pay off.

For shits and giggles, 'Get Out' is a warning that Chris doesn't heed.

Creature explodes after consuming a giant cowboy balloon.

Really?

Death is obviously representative of what triggered Gordy's killing spree, but taking offence to helium didn't make sense.