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. Read critic reviews
Blue Ruin
2013, Crime/Drama, 1h 30m
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An ominous piece of news sends a drifter (Macon Blair) back to his hometown to exact brutal -- and inept -- revenge for the deaths of his parents.
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Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & thriller
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Original Language: English
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Director: Jeremy Saulnier
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Producer: Anish Savjani, Richard Peete, Vincent Savino
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Writer: Jeremy Saulnier
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $258.1K
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Distributor: Radius TWC
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There is something incredibly realistic about this film's portrayal of revenge that makes it all feel authentic because it is such a small-scale production. There is a depressingly quiet tone to the entire film that makes it feel like I am watching a tragedy unfold in front of me. The visuals are gorgeous with a naturally dark haze to everything, like what I am seeing is something that was meant to stay hidden in the shadows. This is the kind of film that registers as a whisper in an often loud genre of thrillers and I love every second of it.
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Blue Ruin is one of the rawest and most emotionally attached thrillers I've seen in recent years. The story is an intense affair, dealing with a dissacoiated hero with his heart and mind set on avenging the death of his parents. The performances are extremely capable and dedicated from the outset and the casting is fantastic. The stripped back, indie feel to Blue Ruin is bolstered by the film's intricate and "barely there" score, a cast of mostly unrecogniseables and a washed out, pale pallet in the majority of it's mise-en-scene. Definitely worth a watch.
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A human element really entices this thriller that should be described as "way more than a revenge film"
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Blue Ruin is a thoroughly entertaining revenge story. This is definitely worth seeing, but just be ready for a film drenched in blood.
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