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Apart from a few forgivable imperfections (remember, this is a debut film, after all), Blue Ruin is an excellent Indie drama/thriller.

I disagree with the previous reviewer who referred to this as a movie with multiple and constant plot twists - what you get in Blue Ruin aren't actually plot twists, instead they are merely plot developments presented in a story that is told in a fashion that is not strictly linear.

This is a well shot (some creative use of visual techniques and shot selections in this film), well written, engaging film that draws you in and keeps you watching right to the very end, despite the fact that it deliberately takes in time in various places.

I couldn't help but think of Take Shelter when I watched this film - both movies have a similar stylistic sensibility, where things are not overplayed, and the lead protagonist has an eccentricity and vulnerability about them that you just can't look away from.

A great film, well worthy of the 90 minutes it takes to get through, and a clear sign that this filmmaker has a very successful future ahead of him.

Like everyone else probably has already said, there is something of the Coen Brothers about this film, but not in terms of humor or oddity, but rather in its stripped down violence that worked so well in Blood Simple. The plot here sees a homeless man learning that the man who murdered his parents has been released from jail. He sets out for revenge, but the attempt goes badly, putting his estranged sister and family at risk.

Starting out mostly in wordless scenes, the film draws us in with Dwight revealing a lot of his life and what led him there, all with little touches and moment. We don't fully understand the ins and outs of it all, but the gist is clear and it is engaging. The steady pace of the start continues throughout, and it works well to produce tension and build-up within scenes, but also across the film as a whole. The stripped down feel to the writing, soundtrack, and production all add to that sense of tension - it doesn't feel forced for flamboyance or excessive (although the closing scenes maybe do a bit, to their slight detriment). There isn't a 'side' really, although of course we follow Dwight as our way in - but it is the spiral and lack of choice that draws the film along just like it does to him.

Blair is the star here and he holds the film together. He is convincing in his simplicity, and delivers an engaging character whether he is on the beach at the start, making bad decisions, or dealing with a mess he has no way out of. The supporting cast are all good (and benefit from a lack of 'faces'), but it is Blair's film throughout. Writer/director Saulnier has a deft touch for tension, with good camera movement when it matters (tracking what isn't visible for example), as well as allowing nothing to happen at times when so much is at stake.

Blue Ruin was a surprise find at a time when I knew nothing about it but the running time fitting my evening. It turned out to be a gripping but sparsely populated film, which played to its strengths from start to finish.

Green Room and Blue Ruin are two little gems. I don't know what of these two movies I liked the most but what I know is that Saulnier is a guy to keep an eye on.

A very tense and taught thriller that puts you along side Dwight as events unfold. I am so accustomed to the actions of characters in your typical Hollywood revenge thrillers that in my mind I was intensely screaming at Dwight's actions when IT, hit the fan. Then the realization came, this is not a film where the lead character becomes a fuel raged unstoppable hero suddenly becoming an expert on how to kill.

The quietness is very intense in this film and you focus everything on the characters. That is how good the directing and the script are, the film is not afraid of the silence. You become aware of how fast your heart is beating in the silence. The directing by Jeremy Saulnier was handled expertly and was feast for the eyes. Beautiful cinematography and his utilization of natural lighting made it easy to get lost in the film. There are scenes that will make you squirm and there are humorous tension releasing moments, that is how tight the script is you are relived that you have those moments. Everyone in this cast is on point, I did not feel one off key from any of actors. The gamut of emotions that run through Dwight's ( Macon Blair) eyes alone is worth the price of admission. There are some great actor finds and also some actor re-found here. Eve Plum as an unredeemable character in the film. Yes, that Eve Plum. Applauds to the whole cast. The score from the Blair Bros is haunting and never over powers a scene. It might sound like I am gushing over this film, but if you can talk and think about a film long after the lights come up then gush I must.

If you find this film near you, do yourself a favor and see it and be kind to your friends and bring them along. You are guaranteed a long conversation over drinks afterward. This is not your typical revenge film, yes it bleeds, but it also bleeds emotions.

This one starts slowly, but if you stick with it, the story comes together in time. A man is released from prison and a relative of his victims seeks revenge. Macon Blair is Dwight, the would be avenger, and his low key performance is just right in this low budget, independent film. The violence is of the Sam Peckinpah, in your face kind, so stay away if bloodshed upsets your inner peace. Macon both dishes out the bad and receives it in an equal dose. Bullets, arrows, knives are all weapons of mass destruction along the way. I would best describe this as a modern day Hatfield vs. McCoy with the addition of cellphones. The pacing is good, as is the cast, and it moves by quickly in the ninety minute running time. The only drawback is that in the end, there is no one to route for. Even so, Blue Ruin is interesting enough to recommend.

This movie 'Blue Ruin' has received so much acclaim despite it lacking a star cast or any major publicity that I had to find out why. However once you have seen this film, it's easy to understand how this movie has captured the attention of so many people. Revenge thrillers are about a strong lead character who embarks on an impeccable road of destruction which is heroic and clinical, this is what we have come to expect but here we have something different. This movie follows a down and outer who returns home once he hears the murderer of his parents has been released. His aim is to take revenge which is something he has no preparation for and this leads to a series of tragic events. The film is riveting and compelling, with a real feel of the main character as he goes deeper and deeper into a path of self-destruction. This film is so different, you need to be patient with it and empathise with the lead character who makes some difficult decisions and is forced to bear the consequences.

An Indie Film isn't water under the bridge; it isn't just a movie which is construed as a limited budgeted venture without big shot production houses at its helm. When one hears the term "Indie" one is instantaneously thrown off course. Watch BLUE RUIN and it will forever change the way one perceives Indies.

Let me throw a few titles at you. THE DESCENT, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, MEMENTO, THE PASSION OF THE Christ, MEAN STREETS & THE TERMINATOR are some of the most stringent budgeted productions seen in the past decades. BLUE RUIN does not have an A-List director to its name as some of the titles mentioned above. Instead Jeremy Sauliner can be considered an amateur with comparison to Nolan, Scorsese or Cameron. But still BLUE RUIN is one of the most absurdly intense and realistic movies of 2014. Slow oFf the blocks BLUE RUIN progresses at a slow pace focusing on the mysterious growth of the troubled Dwight who is baffled at the news that the murderer of his parents is being released from prison. The psychological imbalance and the struggle with acceptance is too darn realistic that for a moment Dwight isn't Macon Blairs work, instead Dwight is as real as it gets. What happens to a man who holds another man at gunpoint for the first time? He hesitates, he doubts himself, he is afraid of the consequences and most of all he himself is afraid of the situation. This all what BLUE RUIN is at its core eventually? I for one think so. BLUE RUIN gripped me from the very start. Its weak in its screenplay at certain intervals which is intentional I presume. However this may work negatively since this leaves plenty of room for the audience distraction. Jeremy Sauliner is a perfectionist in BLUE RUIN. Each nook is fine tuned to extract the scenes maximum potential within his strained budget. When Dwight bleeds that's all that happens; he bleeds. When Dwight cries that's all that happens; Dwight cries. Unlike Colin Farrell or Tom Hanks in PHONEBOOTH or CASTAWAY there isn't much taking place in the backdrop. There is no police squad, there is no island. Instead its always back seat of a car, a broken chair, a wall or a tree. A winner at the Film festival Circuit BLUE RUIN is vengeance thriller that lets of its steam cautiously but certainly. It's like walking the plank.

TITLE: BLUE RUIN DIRECTED BY: JEREMY SAULINER STARRING: MACON BLAIR RATED : R RATING: 07/10 RUNTIME: 90 MINUTES

BLUE RUIN is a fine revenge thriller of the type that you thought America couldn't make anymore. These low-fi films are the opposite of the bloated and glossy Hollywood-style blockbuster and all the better for it. The film I can most liken it to is THE ROVER, a similar low-key Aussie story about the path of revenge and the unusual outcomes that one must face when embarking down it.

To say too much about the plot of BLUE RUIN would be to spoil it, so I won't. What I will say is that this is a slow paced and spare film that keeps you gripped throughout, including in the moments where not much happens. It has a drive and consistency that makes it work. The suspense keeps you hooked to the ensuing events and the violence, when it comes, is brief but extremely hard-hitting. A squad of naturalistic performances enhance a film in which realism is key, and the result is one of the freshest American thrillers to be made in years.

One of the strongest achievements in recent years in independent cinema is "Blue Ruin". It's brilliantly written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier who just a few years ago was making his own amateur monster movies with his friends, some of whom were involved in this inspired revenge thriller that is the antithesis of the usual commercial revenge thriller.

Shot on a less-than-shoestring budget, it stars Macon Blair (best friend of Saulnier since childhood) as Dwight, an apparent homeless drifter housing a grudge against a convict about to be released from prison whom he feels had murdered his parents. Dwight is obviously unaccustomed to violence (he's never fired a gun) and, as in the best of the Noir classics, makes one bad decision that plunges him way over his head into a harrowing murder plot that'll keep viewers on the edge of their seats.

What makes this film so unique is how its suspense comes from slow, quiet inexorable tension punctuated with a few acts of violence that seem authentic, bearing none of the sensationalism or tired clichés one gets in garbage like "Taken" and its tiresome ilk. The triumph of "Blue Ruin" is even greater when one realizes that its director used his own family house and his family car making it, and managed such a height of verisimilitude by using cinema in its purest form. Here an 'amateur' outdoes the Hollywood pros in making a superb virtually perfect thriller that won't easily be forgotten.

I seriously wanted to like this movie but when the movie ended I was not moved either way. It just goes on and on and it neither gives you the satisfaction revenge movies usually gives nor gives you a punching message that revenge is not right. As long as it runs it doesn't bore you that's the good thing about it. Also there are huge plot holes on how certain things go on on the movie. It's just that kind of movie where you don't know whether to hate it or like it.

A low-budget independent film that is nevertheless handsomely and confidently shot, Blue Ruin is a consistently unpredictable, twisty, and excellent thriller. At no point will you be quite sure where the film will take you, or what direction it will go next, up until maybe around the final scene.

Indeed, the film is so unpredictable, it would be a sin to tell you much about it.

But-- "Dwight is a vagrant, scavenging for food in dumpsters and sleeping by the beach in a broken-down car. His aimless existence is interrupted, however, when he receives notice that a man from his past is being released from prison." That's an abridged version of the PFF summary, and about all you need to know. I would recommend reading nothing else about the story of this film. Take the risk and dive in blind.

I was shocked how good Saulnier, a director I've never heard of until now, was good at generating suspense.

It was accepted into the Director's Fortnight at Cannes.

A man is awoken from his life of vagrancy when he learns that the villain responsible for his parent's murder is to be released early from jail. He immediately sets out for revenge, the consequences of which take him in unpredictable directions.

Blue Ruin is a thriller that sets out pretty interestingly, with the whole sequence involving the early revenge killing and subsequent escape being particularly good. Unfortunately, it doesn't really maintain its momentum and it sort of levels off into a relatively par-for-the-course suspense film. There are a few twists and turns along the way but, again, nothing too earth shattering. It's efficient enough in fairness and does have some very effective moments, while main actor Macon Blair has some genuinely amusing scenes. In fact, there is a fair bit of humour sprinkled throughout in actual fact and constitutes a lot of the best moments. Ultimately, Blue Ruin is a good film as opposed to a great one.

Blue Ruin.

OK. If you like No Country For Old Men, Falling Down, Reservoir Dogs, Taxi Driver, ...take out the commercial element from all of these and just leave the bare-bones of the pure cinema with: A/ actor who's face looks like your shy friend B/you cannot see any high-budgeted actor in it but all of them play better than Daniel Craig and Al Pacino altogether C/the script will take your head off even if you have been prepared for it and watched thousands of B/Indie movies in advance D/the camera work is magnificent E/Trust me, I am a Doctor: if you like a good action movie not set up upon Hollywood standards watch this movie after 00:00 and you will not be disappointed.

So far the best MOVIE of the year.

By reducing the violence to silent scenes and domino effects, we capture in a more empathetic way the actions of both sides in the story.

The development of the plot presented in a story told in a way that is not linear in orientation favors the story and the feeling of confusion of the protagonist and everyone around him with his actions.

Well filmed, with creative use of visual and selective shot techniques in this film. With engaging writing that draws you in and keeps you watching until the end, despite the fact that it deliberately takes its time in several places in a way that lets the film breathe but, at the same time, hurts the pacing a bit.

There are no heroes or villains in this story, just the misfortune of confusion, anger and desire for justice on both sides for the same reason, but different perspectives, where the protagonist sees himself using the antagonists' mistakes to drown in the ocean of his own mistakes. .

Courageous and intense, it is a good film that deserves the viewer's chance and shows the director's potential.

When asked about the title of the movie, just after the screening at the AFI Silver on Saturday, the writer/director/cinematographer answered that the title is a synonym for debacle, and sure enough, it was there when I looked it up.

That about sums up what happens when a hapless grieving amateur seeks vengeance, a debacle.

The writer director and the star of the film have been at this movie making thing since they were both 8 years old. It is just great to see they broke through. You should know that the movie is 8 out of 10 and climbing on the indie list on Itunes. While you can see this on VOD, it is best seen on the big screen, and it is well worth the trip.

Maybe I am missing something, but I consider this nothing more than a skin-deep, rather predictable revenge flick. The dialogue was poor, the plot was predictable, the characters were shallow and un-relateable,and there was little to keep me interested. The film seems like it tried, very loosely, to add depth through some notion of the importance of silence and direct action, but even this came off a bit contrived and shallow. The one character who could have added an interesting element is relegated to a "plot twist", rather than built on as a compelling "twist of fate" (I am avoiding a spoiler here with the ambiguity - if you've seen it hopefully you know what I mean). When all is said and done, if you have been looking for a watered-down Tarantino-esque romp, look no further. Otherwise, there are better uses of your time.