aside from a [spoilers] sorta-copout ending i thought this was p great on every level, bloody & mean & full of well-observed details that get it exactly right, almost (not quite) in that zone of class-conscious 00s horror like murder party or cheap thrills. in partic, tiffany haddish is doing some smart, subtle work with a kinda nothing-y role that i bet everybody will recognize when she gets cast in a p.t.a. flick the next 2 or 3 years. lol u just know this dude ike barinholtz ("javier bardem lookalike" in DISASTER MOVIE) saw his fellow madtv alum jordan peele get rich off socio-political horror & decided he'd make his own GET OUT about microaggressions against msnbc/huffpo-addicted white liberals but, no bullshit it actually kinda works! gimme more topical low-budget horror from madtv vets... artie lange kratom slasher.... debra wilson direct my screenplay where diamond & silk fight their way out the adrenochrome sacrifice pit at bohemian grove....

I don’t love this movie but I would love it if Ike and Tiffany and John and Billy were in way more other movies.

Roadside Attractions. Cinema
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The directorial debut of Ike Barinholtz is a pleasant albeit overly farcical surprise. Specifically for the unexpected and restraint performance of Tiffany Haddish who strips back all stereotype and puts forth a decent turn in a comedic but undoubtedly layered role. Speaking of politics you can catch my first feature on Film Inquiry that just dropped in which I discuss the effects of politics in Harry Potter and The Hunger Games franchises. 

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Far from perfect but still an immensley creative and enjoyable film from one of my favorite comedic voices in the industry and starring several of my favorite voices in the entertainment industry as a whole. This is BY FAR my favorite Tiffany Haddish performance yet, it's something fresh and tender unlike anything we've really seen from her.

The commentary is ham-fisted yet still suitably complex. The writing is an inconsistent mixture of George Orwell and....Rob Reiner, I guess. Barniholtz does show some really strong promise as a filmmaker though. His compositions and utilization of space are good and his timing is impeccable.

This will unfortunately go overlooked for the year but I strongly recommend going and checking this out for a good time. Inspired comedic voices like Barniholtz, Haddish, and Cho can use all of our support.

5/10

Started off pretty interesting and having heard nothing about it prior didn’t know what to expect. I thought that some crazy stuff might happen, but it turned into one of those accidental kidnapping movies and couldn’t seem to decide to be funny or serious. Just didn’t work for me. I didn’t hate, but I felt very “eh” about it.

After seeing both this and The Skeleton Twins, I'm convinced that all "conventionally comedic" actors should switch the complete heck over to dramas.

Wonderful performances by Barinholtz and Haddish, and just a fun and quick witted time in general.

Although it perhaps hits a little too close to home, you know, in these times.

really liked the first half but during the second half i couldn't dig it and ended up making tik toks & rapping "bitch i got your ma-a-an" to myself so

The Oath sees Ike Barinholtz jumping into the director's chair with an absurdist political satire and succeeding with flying colors, managing to pump out what's not just a very well-crafted debut that offers a lot in terms of hilarious humor, sharp dialogue, and strong commentary that's angry but in a way that's necessary and feels justified, but also an actual good showcase for Tiffany Haddish's comedic gifts.

@TiffanyHaddish @AcademyAwards you two should collab!!! 😁😁😁

this movie is a liberal's idea of horseshoe theory

I felt like this was a good way to celebrate the inauguration tomorrow. Like there’s still a lot work to do but I’m pretty darn happy we don’t have four more years of horror. 

It was still as good as the first time and I still think it does what the hunt thought it was doing but way more effectively.

My wife told me this was a comedy so I had a very stressful time.

“This is both kinda scary and kinda funny.”

-me, a liberal watching this movie that a liberal would find to be nightmarishly believable while also being a realist who recognizes this is unlikely to ever happen and that it’s mostly liberals making fun of liberals while also denigrating Trumpist conservatives, but secretly also muttering to myself that we came uncomfortably close to this scenario playing out over the past four years.

Also, John Cho was delightful.

Unfunny. I couldn't watch most of it despite having a star-studded cast that is generally funny.

it was bad for them... really bad for them

I laughed out loud a few times. 
Fuck mason I would’ve killed him in my house. 
John cho is awesome ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was pretty fuckin funny

this movie seems very relatable to 2020

Excellent first half, kind of shitty second half.

This sucked me in i loved it