Didn't Live Up To The Hype

Rating: 6/10 (7 October 2016)

I will admit that my hype for this film probably dulled my enjoyment of it. I went into it thinking it would be scary and incredibly tense and I didn't find it either. When the violence does start it's done pretty well and the gore is realistic. I like to think that I've seen it all when it comes to gore in films but The Green Room did have me wincing in some parts at how vile some of the injury detail is. You do feel tense for the characters involved in this film as it doesn't portray humans as indestructible, and the details of the effects of gunshot and knife wounds is very visceral.
It was good to see Patrick Stewart in something completely different to his usual roles but I don't think he lived up to his potential, though this was probably down to how his character was written.
Ultimately I didn't feel satisfied with the ending and thought it left too many loose ends.