Punk music and Nazism have always shared an uncomfortable relationship, from the use of the swastika as a fashion statement (easily misinterpreted even if done with irony) to the very image of angry, antisocial white men with heavy boots and shaved heads smashing into one another on the dance floor. This dynamic comes to a head in Green Room, a lean and nasty suspense film focused a touring hardcore group imprisoned in a remote nightclub by a neo-Nazi gang after one band-mate sees the aftermath of a murder. The film falls slightly short of transcendence (and Blue Ruin, director Jeremy Saulnier's highly disciplined and searing prior feature)—there are one too many cuts away from the title space, including the introduction of a slightly confusing subplot involving discord and potential betrayal among the skinheads—but it is a well-executed genre exercise with a novel concept and a palpable sense of blood-and-sweat dread.

B

And not a single mention of Patrick Stewart, David?!

He is solid, though I never found him as frightening/imposing as I hoped.

nazi punks fuck off!

I thought it was very good. There's not much to it but it's a solid, nasty little thriller. I had a good time with it. Not really sure where the praise for Stewart comes from. Is it just because he's playing against type? Because honestly he's good but nothing special here.

8/10 (B+)

A nice, small chilling horror flick. Imogen Poots continues to prove she can be the best thing about the films she is in.

my man

I liked it, but I do think this was a bit over hyped, especially in the gore department. There's some brutal/gruesome stuff for sure, but there was nothing that really impressed me. The cast is solid, although there aren't any standouts. Stewart was solid, but nothing more and it seemed like he was barely in the film anyways. It's sad that this is Anton Yelchin's last film. His character was the most likable and the guy could definitely act.

**1/2 / ***** (C-)

It's very aptly made. It's well acted. But the whole thing is just very bland. It's not boring and it's not a hard watch, but throughout the movie my whole reaction to it could be capture by "meh".

The very simple story might be the movie's biggest asset and its biggest problem. It definitely makes it easier to make a more cohesive, well acted, well filmed movie when you're having a simple story/idea, but if its not a particularly strong idea (and we've seen this type of story many times on screen before, hence there's a "been there, done that" feeling) then the whole thing might come out as bland. Which it did here.

Green Room

This is a good follow-up to Blue Ruin by Jeremy Saulnier. It wasn't as suspenseful a siege as I'd hoped, but the violence, when it happens, is awesome. Something is off, though. The film didn't feel right for me. It is a fairly simple story that is often (especially early on) made difficult for the viewer to understand why things are happening the way they are (because of underhand dialogue, or withheld back story). It also seemed that if they wanted to they could have easily kicked open the door and killed them all. American neo-Nazis seem rather tame too. I didn't at any point feel the fear or dread of the characters. Other points of interest: Patrick Stewart didn't impress. The film has gore, but is devoid of suspense, and while I enjoyed seeing Macon Blair, he doesn't do much. Poots is fine, but Yelchin should have been recast.

B

This has to be one of the year's most overrated films. For about 40 minutes it's unspeakably boring, and then when it eventually gets started and manages to build some momentum it just ends. I found the dialogue pretentious and needlessly confusing and hated all the characters. There are a few well-choreographed scenes and the thing overall is well shot but this movie is not nearly as cool or stylish as it seems to think it is. C-

Agreed. It is overrated and disappointing too.

Finally saw this, pretty disappointed. It's not bad but neither the story or characters were engaging, although the image of the hacked arm is definitely memorable...