Patrick Stewart is scary in GREEN ROOM

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2016)

GREEN ROOM is intense and terrifying. It's like 'American History X' and 'Deliverance' gave birth to a messed up up baby. Patrick Stewart is absolutely scary. Whatever previous ideas of Patrick Stewart you may have either from his "Star Trek" or "X-Men" years immediately goes out the window once you see his performance in this film, I really didn't think he had it in him, what an excellent performance.
Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier, the story is pretty simple, it's about a struggling punk rock band in the Pacific Northwest, they do a small concert in a small white power bar, and what's supposed to be a quick gig turns into a nightmare when they stumble upon a murder. At the wrong place at the wrong time is where they are and so now they're forced to bust their way out of the bar that's been surrounded by the lethal skinheads who want to eliminate any trace of evidence and witnesses.
The minute the terror kicks in, GREEN ROOM's level of tension shoots up and remains there throughout the entire film, the violence keeps on humming, you just never know what sort of maniacal actions or retaliations that may occur, this is one of those films that consistently shocks you, leaving you to wonder who among the characters would survive because your guess is as good as the next person's. I think what Jeremy Saulnier has crafted here is a survival story within confined spaces, despite what you may or may not think about neo-Nazis, your stance on that becomes irrelevant when it all boils down to just a matter of escaping. It's part horror, part thriller, with excellent cinematography, GREEN ROOM is a relentless, unpredictable bloodbath of a film.
-- Rama's Screen --