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Smart, stripped-down, and thrillingly grim, Blue Ruin proves that a well-told revenge story can still leave its audience on the edge of their seat.
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The world doesn't need another empty genre exercise. But as Blue Ruin reminds us, it can always use more filmmakers of Saulnier's resourcefulness, sensitivity and quiet assurance. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
The world doesn't need another empty genre exercise. But as Blue Ruin reminds us, it can always use more filmmakers of Saulnier's resourcefulness, sensitivity and quiet assurance.
Ann Hornaday
With the same brand of realist irony the Coens used to cool down Blood Simple, writer-director Jeremy Saulnier slows the genre's heartbeat to gripping effect. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: A | Full Review…
With the same brand of realist irony the Coens used to cool down Blood Simple, writer-director Jeremy Saulnier slows the genre's heartbeat to gripping effect.
Keith Staskiewicz
Blue Ruin starts promisingly with a hairy hobo living in a blue, rusty, bullet-holed Pontiac on a Delaware beach. Jan 5, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Blue Ruin starts promisingly with a hairy hobo living in a blue, rusty, bullet-holed Pontiac on a Delaware beach.
Kate Muir
Saulnier is also a cinematographer, and he's in complete control of the film's conflation of human-scale horror and tragicomedy. May 8, 2014 | Full Review…
Saulnier is also a cinematographer, and he's in complete control of the film's conflation of human-scale horror and tragicomedy.
Wesley Morris
Blair, an unheralded actor, carries the whole picture. He's in practically every scene, and his performance is fascinating because in his eyes you can see the character struggling desperately with himself. May 8, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Blair, an unheralded actor, carries the whole picture. He's in practically every scene, and his performance is fascinating because in his eyes you can see the character struggling desperately with himself.
Soren Andersen
Saulnier makes impressive use of silence and slow camera movements, allowing the suspense to simmer until violence seems practically inevitable. May 8, 2014 | Full Review…
Saulnier makes impressive use of silence and slow camera movements, allowing the suspense to simmer until violence seems practically inevitable.
Ben Sachs
Saulnier has created a very brutal, raw image of the revenge thriller. He takes it out of the ridiculousness of Hollywood and how big budget films treat the sub-genre. May 7, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Saulnier has created a very brutal, raw image of the revenge thriller. He takes it out of the ridiculousness of Hollywood and how big budget films treat the sub-genre.
C.H. Newell
It is a straightforward, stark, no-frills story, which Saulnier's script tells with no extraneous sub-plots or characters padding the narrative. Mar 4, 2019 | Full Review…
It is a straightforward, stark, no-frills story, which Saulnier's script tells with no extraneous sub-plots or characters padding the narrative.
Paula Fleri-Soler
Blue Ruin marks Jeremy Saulnier out as an exciting filmmaker to watch - it's just a shame that the film can't fully shake off the weight of its influences. Oct 21, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Blue Ruin marks Jeremy Saulnier out as an exciting filmmaker to watch - it's just a shame that the film can't fully shake off the weight of its influences.
Alistair Ryder
A well-paced, well written, and surprisingly poignant film. Aug 21, 2018 | Full Review…
A well-paced, well written, and surprisingly poignant film.
Deirdre Crimmins
It's a dark film, with a sicko sense of humor, that's not for all tastes. But the talented director knows how to keep things tense, taut and exciting. Dec 24, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
It's a dark film, with a sicko sense of humor, that's not for all tastes. But the talented director knows how to keep things tense, taut and exciting.
Dennis Schwartz
Jeremy Saulnier's "Blue Ruin" is a small, quiet film brimming with smart directorial decisions. Nov 8, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Jeremy Saulnier's "Blue Ruin" is a small, quiet film brimming with smart directorial decisions.
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