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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
Blue Ruin is not a truly organic story in terms of originality, but its brutal take on revenge and [Macon] Blair's mesmerising performance makes it one of the year's best films that no-one will have heard of. Nov 26, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Blue Ruin is not a truly organic story in terms of originality, but its brutal take on revenge and [Macon] Blair's mesmerising performance makes it one of the year's best films that no-one will have heard of.
Katie Smith-Wong
For all its chilling realism, Blue Ruin collapses as it tries to fight against the inevitability of its genre and its inability to rise above that predestined path. Nov 21, 2019 | Rating: 3.2/5 | Full Review…
For all its chilling realism, Blue Ruin collapses as it tries to fight against the inevitability of its genre and its inability to rise above that predestined path.
David Harris
Rather than give away its sparse elements, I'd rather tell you it's beautifully paced, and filled with foreboding; Blue Ruin is a testament to the effectiveness of great acting and direction. Oct 24, 2019 | Full Review…
Rather than give away its sparse elements, I'd rather tell you it's beautifully paced, and filled with foreboding; Blue Ruin is a testament to the effectiveness of great acting and direction.
Cindy Davis
Blue Ruin is a great low-budget thriller with an original voice and strong, realistic performances. Jun 6, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Blue Ruin is a great low-budget thriller with an original voice and strong, realistic performances.
Grant Watson
Despite a plot hole in the otherwise well-plotted and enticing thriller, it's an ace calling card for its director and lead actor. Jun 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Despite a plot hole in the otherwise well-plotted and enticing thriller, it's an ace calling card for its director and lead actor.
Alexa Dalby
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
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