Cert 18
95 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong bloody violence, gore
It is very seldom that Mrs W and I enjoy films which involve what many would describe as excessive violence.
And I have to declare that she either closed her eyes or watched through her fingers during some scenes of Green Room.
Nevertheless, it was captivating and, to quote one of the words in the poster, 'jaw-dropping.'
Oh, and certainly not the type of movie in which I expected to find Patrick Stewart.
The latter plays the head of a right-wing group which arranges bands to play at a remote barn-style venue.
Anton Yelchin leads one of the bands who then witness the aftermath of a murder and are locked in a green room while Stewart and his acolytes decide their fate.
The initial verbal confrontation between the punk rockers and their captors soon turns brutal and, from then on, the violence is relentless.
Yelchin grows in stature as the leader of the trapped musicians and is joined in his defiance by Imogen Poots as a friend of the murdered girl.
Stewart is more aggressive than I can recall him in the lead role but it is somehow fitting that he prompts others to do the dirtiest work.
Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room is akin to a very scary fairground ride - rather unsettling but somehow compulsive.
Reasons to watch: keeps the tension crackling throughout
Reasons to avoid: very gory
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: yes
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7.5/10
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Jeremy Saulnier 
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