Horror Actressing: Betty Gabriel in "Get Out"
by Jason Adams
She says "No" fourteen times. It starts off with an "Ohh" that swings into an "Oh, no." Then it gets a little cutesy with a sarcastically sweet "Nooo" that reads as violently as a Southerner saying "Well bless your heart." From there it's a tumble, a cascade of no-no-no's swallowing up each one before it -- a walling-off of panic followed by a hard, thick swallow. A sharp inhale. The computer reboots. "Aren't you something," she asks, blinking off tears she can't seem to even feel running down her face.
And now Georgina (Betty Gabriel) leans forward, conspiratorially, coming even closer to the camera...