Green Room Reviews

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, pretty much like with 'Blue Ruin', Jeremy Saulnier's previous directing effort, I have to admit that it didn't know anything about this story before watching the damned thing, expect that it might be dealing with neo-nazis, but I think it might be the best way to watch Saulnier's movies. Indeed, he really doesn't like exposition scenes which turns his movies into some kind of jigsaw puzzles and, slowly by slowly, we figure out what's going on which is much more rewarding then being spoon-fed every piece of information as it usual happens in your Hollywood production. Furthermore, even if you learn basically nothing about any of the character involved, they did feel genuine and they seemed to live in a parallel but realistic world which made everything happening even more unsettling. Eventually, it was a movie dealing more with texture than with an actual narrative. Indeed, even if I really enjoyed the approach, it remains a terribly basic story about some kids getting stuck into a room while some other people outside the very same room wants to kill them. Seriously, nothing much else did really happen after all and the lack of explanation and the general cloud of mystery surrounding the whole thing did feel like an attempt to cover up the actual simplicity of the plot. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still enjoyed the damned thing and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Jeremy Saulnier's work.

La pretensión de que el background de punk duro y violento, le da un sentido adicional a la historia, se cae de saque. En un thriller violento más, con bueno y malos y perros y nothing else.

I have been waiting for awhile for this to come out. So imagine my excitement when my theater got it. I watched it as soon as I got out. I have heard of Jeremy Saulnier before. He has written Murder Party (a different and comical sort of horror that was okay, but not like crazy good) and Blue Ruin which I need to go ahead and watch. This has a little bit of a slow build up. Then once things get intense they practically spiral out of control. The death scenes are somewhat quick, but that doesn't take away from the brutality. I liked the fact that when they used weapons they weren't pros out of nowhere like you get with a lot of movies. Despite the raw violence and the fact this is about Neo-Nazis there are a few moments of humor that warrant some chuckles. I think the most brutal scene wasn't even one of the deaths. I liked all the characters. They each brought their own little quirks to this. It was a little odd seeing Alia Shawkat out of her usually best friend role in comedies or romances. Patrick Stewart's Darcy was excellent. He had a way about him that really made him seem genuine even with knowing the truth. The ending was perfectly timed. I wouldn't call this a horror film. It's more along the lines of a gory thriller. I don't feel Nazi villains have been overused yet. I do highly recommend checking this out when you can.