The Oath- Review and Unboxing, available on Digital now and DVD January 8th.

Front Cover of DVD

     An all-star comic cast leads this gleefully wicked comedy about surviving life in politically divided America. When high-strung Chris (Barinholtz) and his more levelheaded wife Kai (Haddish) learn that citizens are being asked to sign a loyalty oath, their refusal to sign—along with the arrival of two government agents (Cho and Magnussen)—sends an already tense holiday dinner completely off the rails.

Back of DVD

Review

     The Oath seems to be taking a few pages out of the Purge films but focuses more on family conflicts while sitting at the dinner table. Citizens are being asked to sign an Oath of loyalty to the President of the United States and of course there are people both for it and against it. Chris, played by Ike Brinholtz, is completely against it but is surrounded by those who have chosen to sign the Oath. His wife Kai, played by Tiffany Haddish, is the only person keeping him mostly sane during the whole ordeal. Not only is there conflict in Chris' house but it seems like the government is really out to get people to sign. They've even set up what is called the CPU or better known as the Citizens Protection Unit. The CPU is seemingly going around and collecting citizens who are causing issues and speaking against the Oath. This of course puts Chris on high alert and has him running into a few situations that are making him question not only the government but his own friends and family.

Disc

     The Oath is marketed as a dark comedy but I was most surprised with how serious and real it felt. At some points it didn't feel like I was watching a movie but more of a look into what could some day become a reality. I've watched many movies and plenty of scenes that are supposed to be terrifying I've dismissed without much of a thought, however there is a scene here that involves road rage that for some reason really got to me and had me thinking what would I do in that situation?

     There are plenty of scenes in here that will bring up a discussion about how situations should be handled if they ever arise. Overall the Oath is definitely worth a watch, if anything for the performances of Ike Barhnholtz and Tiffany Haddish who came across as very convincing as a couple who balance each other out at the right times. I do wish that Lionsgate had put this out on Blu-ray but the DVD played well on my Xbox One. It does have a few extras including some deleted scenes and a couple of behind the scenes featurettes.

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