Green Room
The director of cult hit Blue Ruin casts Patrick Stewart as a ruthless neo-Nazi in this confined-space thriller, targeting an innocent indie punk band who saw something they can't unsee.
Down on their luck rockers The Ain’t Rights are finishing up a long and unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at an isolated, run-down club deep in the backwoods of Oregon. What seems a third-rate gig escalates into something much more sinister when they witness an act of violence backstage that they weren’t meant to see.
Now trapped backstage, they must face off against the club’s depraved owner, Darcy (Stewart), a man who will do anything to protect the secrets of his nefarious enterprise. But while Darcy and his henchmen think the band will be easy to get rid of, The Ain’t Rights prove themselves much more cunning and capable than anyone expected, turning the tables on their unsuspecting captors and setting the stage for the ultimate life-or-death showdown.
- Director:
- Jeremy Saulnier ('Blue Ruin')
- Writer:
- Jeremy Saulnier
- Cast:
- Patrick StewartAnton YelchinImogen PootsAlia ShawkatJoe ColeCallum TurnerMark WebberEric Edelstein
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressCharacterization and emotional investment are in disappointingly short supply, while crucial tension is permitted to dissipate in an anti-climactic final third.
The Guardian
pressSaulnier’s ability to take a well-trodden road and fill it with grisly surprises is quite something.
Stuff
pressIf you like your movies – and your music – nasty, brutish and short, but never gratuitous, then Green Room is for you.
Rolling Stone
pressWay more than crass exploitation. It's a B movie with an art-house core.
Little White Lies
pressIt's all put together with great skill, but never quite manages to deliver more than its modest, stripped-back story will allow.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAs action, it's niftily executed, the suspense neatly built, and the shocks expectedly surprising.
Empire Magazine
pressA riotous, rough-hewn and rousing punk reinvention of ’70s-style grindhouse exploitation-with-a-brain-cinema.
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Ok, maybe that's a not so subtle spoiler. This we gem is not for the squeamish, but I guess the beauty of cinema is you can always look away (then risk a look back). Its a simple story, tightly told and consistently great performances throughout, especially Macon Blair. If you're looking for the love child of the 'The Warriors' (1979), then I reckon...
Driven by desperation, a punk rock band accepted a gig in a Neo-Nazi occupied bar. But when one of them accidentally witnessed a horrific crime, chaos ensued as the band tries to fight off a group of maniacal skinheads. Easily the best thing about this movie is Patrick Stewart. We often see him as the wheelchair riding leader of the Superhero group The...
This is a really good film. Sets up its characters well, then sneakily drops you right into a full-on assault with some great surprises and gross-outs. Putting aside a few plot mechanics that don't quite gel, this is highly recommended.
I'd been looking forward to this film for ages and was not disappointed. I'm not big on scary films but this was easily the best horror film I've seen in a long time. Definitely see it in the cinema
Green Room Much like ‘Cube’ ‘Oldboy’ ‘Saw’ (series), ’Shallow Grave’, ‘Room’ and other trapped films, this deals with the “who will survive” thriller film. Good, but not great. Oh, I’ll admit it kept me not he edge of my seat a few times, even made me jump a bit, but lacked a big push. Awesome to see Captain Picard and Checkoff in the same movie! Genre :...
I arrived late (thanks to Auckland City and their Liveable City/No Parking rules) and missed the first 15 minutes, but caught up quickly. This is a great old school Horror/Chiller flick, dressed up in a US white power/neo nazi thriller. The cast are ALL brilliant, and the writing and pacing are superb. Not pleasant, but well worth watching. And like all...
Green Room is entertaining and an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride. Lots of gore but not enough music/punk rock (expected a bit more of a soundtrack from what I heard before seeing the movie). Very good acting too. Worth seeing for sure.
90 minutes and I don't think I relaxed once. Genuinely tense, shocking, and a lot of fun. Patrick Stewart is brilliantly scary as a white supremacist. Stay away from the trailers, and go see it!
Variety
pressCharacterization and emotional investment are in disappointingly short supply, while crucial tension is permitted to dissipate in an anti-climactic final third.
The Guardian
pressSaulnier’s ability to take a well-trodden road and fill it with grisly surprises is quite something.
Stuff
pressIf you like your movies – and your music – nasty, brutish and short, but never gratuitous, then Green Room is for you.
Rolling Stone
pressWay more than crass exploitation. It's a B movie with an art-house core.
Little White Lies
pressIt's all put together with great skill, but never quite manages to deliver more than its modest, stripped-back story will allow.
Hollywood Reporter
pressAs action, it's niftily executed, the suspense neatly built, and the shocks expectedly surprising.
Empire Magazine
pressA riotous, rough-hewn and rousing punk reinvention of ’70s-style grindhouse exploitation-with-a-brain-cinema.
Ok, maybe that's a not so subtle spoiler. This we gem is not for the squeamish, but I guess the beauty of cinema is you can always look away (then risk a look back). Its a simple story, tightly told and consistently great performances throughout, especially Macon Blair. If you're looking for the love child of the 'The Warriors' (1979), then I reckon...
Driven by desperation, a punk rock band accepted a gig in a Neo-Nazi occupied bar. But when one of them accidentally witnessed a horrific crime, chaos ensued as the band tries to fight off a group of maniacal skinheads. Easily the best thing about this movie is Patrick Stewart. We often see him as the wheelchair riding leader of the Superhero group The...
This is a really good film. Sets up its characters well, then sneakily drops you right into a full-on assault with some great surprises and gross-outs. Putting aside a few plot mechanics that don't quite gel, this is highly recommended.
I'd been looking forward to this film for ages and was not disappointed. I'm not big on scary films but this was easily the best horror film I've seen in a long time. Definitely see it in the cinema
Green Room Much like ‘Cube’ ‘Oldboy’ ‘Saw’ (series), ’Shallow Grave’, ‘Room’ and other trapped films, this deals with the “who will survive” thriller film. Good, but not great. Oh, I’ll admit it kept me not he edge of my seat a few times, even made me jump a bit, but lacked a big push. Awesome to see Captain Picard and Checkoff in the same movie! Genre :...
I arrived late (thanks to Auckland City and their Liveable City/No Parking rules) and missed the first 15 minutes, but caught up quickly. This is a great old school Horror/Chiller flick, dressed up in a US white power/neo nazi thriller. The cast are ALL brilliant, and the writing and pacing are superb. Not pleasant, but well worth watching. And like all...
Green Room is entertaining and an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride. Lots of gore but not enough music/punk rock (expected a bit more of a soundtrack from what I heard before seeing the movie). Very good acting too. Worth seeing for sure.
90 minutes and I don't think I relaxed once. Genuinely tense, shocking, and a lot of fun. Patrick Stewart is brilliantly scary as a white supremacist. Stay away from the trailers, and go see it!
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