"Green Room" (2016). Directed by Jeremy Saulnier.

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2016)

'Green Room' is one of my most anticipated films of the year due to the return of director Jeremy Saulnier, Patrick Stewart as a leader of a Neo Nazi group, and a punk band fighting Neo Nazis. Saulnier is the director of the wonderfully crafted 'Blue Ruin' (2014) which is amazing to say the least.
The film starts off with a punk band doing what they can to get noticed, and above all to get money. They take this last minute gig which so happens to be at a Neo Nazi Fascist bar. After rocking the house to "the Dead Kennedys" "Nazi Punks F*** Off", and some of their original music which we barely get to hear, one of the band members forgets their phone and runs back into the green room where he sees something he shouldn't see and one thing leads to another.
I'm not the first one to say this but 'Green Room' is an off the edge of your seat thriller. After the end of the first act to the rolling of the credits I had my mouth wide open, biting my nails, and even covering my eyes. Saulnier just grabs you and takes you through this tense, grizzly, horror-fest of a movie. This movie is very, very, graphically violent. For those who saw 'Blue Ruin', you know what I'm talking about. You will see things you don't want to see, and it's hard to watch if you're eating popcorn while watching.
Saulnier is very realistic with the violence and the characters, especially the characters. Many people have complained that the band members specifically are very dumb, stupid and make awful decisions throughout the film. After watching this film I flat out disagree. You're taking young people who've never been exposed to violence, who've never had to kill anybody, or even be in a situation like this in that matter. The decisions they made were realistic, and above all believable. I'd even make the decisions these characters made if I was in the situation they were in.
Patrick Stewart blew it out of the park with a completely new turn as this character, and gave a chillingly, subtle performance. Anton Yelchin is great as well he probably gave his best work in this film. Just to save time I'm just going to say that all the performances in the film are strong, powerful, and full of energy, there was no dull performance in the movie. I was very happy to see Macon Blair in a film, especially with Saulnier. I wish he had a bigger part in the film but gave a great performance overall.
One thing I personally love is the music. Throughout most of the film you have punk and heavy metal music playing (SLAYER), you see 'Minor Threat' and 'Dead Kennedys' T-shirts. This film is head to toe punk and metal. Another thing about the film is that it has a slight tad of humor in certain parts of the film which made me laugh. The humor was inserted just at the right time and place, and placed perfectly and didn't feel forced upon which other films tend to do.
I went with my wonderful mother on Friday night where most people were going to see the third Captain America film. There were about ten people in my theater which I didn't mind because it was quiet, but it stinks to see such a beautiful little gem like 'Green Room' get crushed by a much more bigger film that will exceed its budget within the opening weekend.
Overall "Green Room" is a gory tense filled adrenaline rush of a film that never lets go of its grip and takes you through this punk and Nazi tale of violence. One of my favorites of the year.