Definitely Not Easy Being Green

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2016)

For once, the trailer didn't ruinanything.
A while ago, despite my strong objections, a friend made me watch a Red- band trailer for Green Room. After which, I was p|ssed having felt like I've seen it all, like most trailers do ruin most, if not all surprises and tell me more about the movie that I wanted to know. Thank God, this was the exception to the rule.
(Now, that was months ago since I saw the trailer and I just re-watched it to see if my memory served me well. And, true, it still doesn't give away a tenth of the movie, it's still best just to watch the movie cold.)
This movie was not only incredible, but surpassed my expectations tenfold. I am not going to spend one second here giving a synopsis or what made it great or what surprised me. As mentioned, best to go in cold and you must see this movie.
That said, but still no spoilers, I will reveal it's basically both a thriller and horror and possibly one of the most original of either genre in years. It's small and contained and with or without a large budget, it works perfectly this way.
I hate to not go into what I felt made the movie wonderful or even a small summary. But, suffice to say, if you love thrillers, horrors, get emotional on hot topics and can take the heat, WATCH THIS MOVIE NOW. It's easily one of the best of 2016 and I doubt it will fall out of my top 10 if not my top 5 by year's end.
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Final thoughts: Probably more horrific that the horror I mentioned in this movie is the incredibly sad news that the lead, Anton Yelchin, just recently passed away abruptly at age 27JUST 10 days ago from this viewing and my review. R.I.P. Anton. Watching you here, giving a great performance and knowing what just happenedcan tear me up. Did tear me up.