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A masterpiece of tone, Blue Ruin manages the rare achievement of making even its most mundane moments compelling.
The violence is wonderfully amateurish, with all the glamour typical to its portrayal in cinema removed, and it leaves the film feeling real in a way few others do.
However, while Macon Blair's performance is exceptional, most of the supporting cast feel a little hammy, and the dialogue pulled me out of the film more than once.
This, combined with a competant,…
A sweet film. Nothing particularly exciting, but not everything has to be.
A very bold and successful directorial debut, but still shows signs of inexperience.
Robert Eggers clearly has an incredible talent as a performance director, and at creating dialogue. Every aspect of this film involving actors is exceptional, and this trend continues throughout Eggers career.
I feel the main faults of this film are in its occasionally bland cinematography, and the initial setup of the farmstead and characters. The colour grading is a touch too grey, and comes across as a…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Stephen King should be forbidden from writing so much as a shopping list.
Bad people are evil and deserve what they get. There's nothing redeeming about them, or complex about their motivations, or causal element in their wickedness.
Magic saviour angel black man (who loves corn bread and okra.) appears and is completely innocent, heals the injured, gives bad people what they deserve, and is unjustly killed. He can do whatever the plot needs him to, make people (and mice…
