Synopsis
When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
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Cast
- Macon BlairDwight Evans
- Devin RatrayBen Gaffney
- Amy HargreavesSam Evans
- Kevin KolackTeddy Cleland
- Eve PlumbKris Cleland
- Stacy RockHope Cleland
- David W. ThompsonWilliam
- Brent WerznerCarl Cleland
- Sandy BarnettWade Cleland Jr.
- Sidné AndersonOfficer Eddy
Recommendations
- 100
Village Voice
As an action film — which in small bursts it is — Blue Ruin is disquieting and raw, like Commando turned inside out. - 91
The Playlist
It’s easily the most suspenseful American film of the year, a thriller that feels like lightning across a quiet night sky; sudden, terrifying, and excitingly singular. - 86
Film.com
A feral and staggeringly well-conceived revenge saga. - 80
Variety
A lean and suspenseful genre piece that follows a bloody trail of vengeance to its cruel, absurd and logical conclusion. - 78
Austin Chronicle
Appearing in almost every frame of Blue Ruin, Blair – who previously starred in "The Man From Orlando" and writer/director Jeremy Saulnier’s first feature, "Murder Party" – owns this film. - 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Blue Ruin joins “Shotgun Stories” and “Joe” as vivid reminders that however homogenized American culture seems, there are still pockets that are distinct, with people who live by their own rules and their own bloody code. - 75
New York Post
Sparse of dialogue, terrifically ominous and full of low-key, high-quality performances, Blue Ruin is a vigilante tale even haters like me can get behind. - 63
Slant Magazine
By reducing its principals to stock figures in an extended chess game, it ends up providing steady, neatly staged thrills, but little else of substance.
