The plot started off strong, but quickly fell apart as the main character stumbled through location after location after location, wasting time, before finally coming to a boring conclusion that could've been handled a lot better. The film had an interesting premise, but was poorly written. The main character was lifeless and completely unlikable. His motives became completely skewed and pointless halfway through the movie, making the climax even more boring. Coming from the director of Green Room, it feels like Blue Ruin was simply a way to test out his fancy new cameras, before actually filming a REAL movie with them.

As much as I liked how bloody it was and how ruthless it was overall and the premise of finding out the motivations of the events and whats happened before the beginning of the movie (Even though it's been done before), BUT (without spoilers) there is a very convenient event that happens in the movie that happened to save an important characters life that just seem contrived and non sensical. If this were not an indie movie, I would be criticising for the exact same thing, so why should I give it extra credit?

It's enjoyable and I really liked the beginning, however it falls apart in the 2nd half.

A man seeks vengeance for the murder of his parents, but proves to be a poor assassin.

I like what Saulnier has done here, it’s a no bullshit suspenseful thriller but he gives it his own spin by making the protagonist a shivering wreck, yet a wreck on the war path. This is no Jef Costello, Dwight (it’s even a shaky name) can’t fire a gun, go un-noticed or even keep someone in the boot of a car.

However, he pursues his aim of killing a whole family to protect his own, as and a result winds up being both the predator and the prey. Blue Ruin is simply 90 minutes of well-shot, well-thought-out tension. It’s relentless; I actually breathed a sigh of relief when the credits rolled.

A great thriller I wish I’d caught sooner.

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Apart from a few scenes, this movie was just boring. The ending wasn't anything special either.

An underrated low-budget thriller that knocks above its weight class. The main character, Dwight Evans, is a homeless guy living in an old broken-down car. His parents were murdered years earlier in a double homicide, and Dwight finds out the murderer has been released from prison. Dwight’s sister and niece/nephew are in the crosshairs, so he must hatch a plan to not only protect his sister’s family but avenge the murders of his parents. The story takes off from that through twists & turns.

It’s a decent movie that was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter public campaign. Very bloody, violent, and no-nonsense filming style leaves you on the edge of your seat. You get no long-winded cliched speeches with the hero holding up a gun and preaching for 10 minutes to his adversary. There are no flashbacks or anything to slow down the story’s pacing. There is no memorable dialogue, groundbreaking cinematography, or great acting to rave about. What you see is what you get.

Do I recommend it? Not a must-watch, but I enjoyed it. I didn’t expect much going in and got plenty of action.

Like a Jager binge: unpredictable and so fun, but a bit laggy in the end.

After this (and _Green Room_!), I'm convinced Jeremy Saulnier is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. He's the Coen brothers in one package but with a buttload more gore.

Just a good movie boring in some parts but realistic too and that was the good part from this movie.If you are looking foward to see a good revenge movie take your chance with this one.

Emperor's newish clothes. Just look at the imdb reviews. This movie is average. I respect it, it's professional, but it didn't interest me.

A very effective dark thriller where unlikely assassin Dwight is letting the viewers uncertain if he's gonna pull it off and what's going on in his head. Moody & dark , just as I like it :)

An interesting revenge thriller that doesn't tread much new ground, but has a lot going for it. The drab cinematography and minimalist dialogue enhance those violent moments that are shocking and abrupt. It helps that the central character is less heroic and capable than seen in most films of this type, with the filmmakers preferring to emphasise his ordinariness and whilst the film builds to a fairly predictable conclusion, it is equally gripping to watch these developments.

Good movies