No one has ever said that writer/director Jeremy Saulnier is
conventional.
In fact, the indie
director has made a name for himself by defying audience expectations with each
new film and the same can be said for his latest film
Green Room (2015).
Pat (Anton Yelchin) and his fellow punk band
members are down on their luck and out of money and take a last minute gig in
an out of the way bar.
It’s not long
before they realize that most of their audience is made up of Neo-Nazi’s.
When Pat witnesses a murder in a back room of the bar he and
the rest of the band members are not allowed to leave the bar nor call the
police until the manager of the bar Gabe (Macon Blair) has a word with the
owner Darcy (Patrick Stewart), who has secrets that he doesn’t wish to get
out.
When Darcy finally arrives after
the bar has been emptied, only he and his men stand between Pat & the band
members and their freedom, but Darcy isn’t going to make is so easy as he can’t
have witnesses to a crime bringing back police to his establishment.
Now it’s a siege between who can hold out the
longest as Pat and the band members hold up in the green room of the bar unable
to leave and unwilling to give into Darcy’s demands.
Saulnier has crafted another claustrophobic thriller That
zigs and zags at every turn and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Even though he’s working with a more seasoned
cast of actors with Yelchin, Stewart and Imogen Poots, he still has room for
his biggest collaborator Blair who has been in all three of his features –
including
Murder Party (2007) and
Blue Ruin (2013).
Saulnier’s unique blend of horror, crime,
humor, and realism has made his films some of the most interesting in recent
years.
Saulnier is a director with a
unique vision and style of story to tell that no one else is telling which
makes each of his films more interesting than the last and he (in addition to
this film) are worth checking out if for no other reason than to see Stewart
give one of his best performances in a long time.
When Pat witnesses a murder in a back room of the bar he and
the rest of the band members are not allowed to leave the bar nor call the
police until the manager of the bar Gabe (Macon Blair) has a word with the
owner Darcy (Patrick Stewart), who has secrets that he doesn’t wish to get
out. When Darcy finally arrives after
the bar has been emptied, only he and his men stand between Pat & the band
members and their freedom, but Darcy isn’t going to make is so easy as he can’t
have witnesses to a crime bringing back police to his establishment. Now it’s a siege between who can hold out the
longest as Pat and the band members hold up in the green room of the bar unable
to leave and unwilling to give into Darcy’s demands.
Saulnier has crafted another claustrophobic thriller That
zigs and zags at every turn and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Even though he’s working with a more seasoned
cast of actors with Yelchin, Stewart and Imogen Poots, he still has room for
his biggest collaborator Blair who has been in all three of his features –
including Murder Party (2007) and Blue Ruin (2013). Saulnier’s unique blend of horror, crime,
humor, and realism has made his films some of the most interesting in recent
years. Saulnier is a director with a
unique vision and style of story to tell that no one else is telling which
makes each of his films more interesting than the last and he (in addition to
this film) are worth checking out if for no other reason than to see Stewart
give one of his best performances in a long time.
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