Green Room (2016) Review

One way in. No way out.

I made the mistake of going into this one with high expectations for it being something it wasn't. While clicking around looking for a movie to watch I stumbled on a lot of high praise for Green Room, with most people talking about how hardcore violent and gory it was. There were a lot of powerful words littered around like 'extreme', 'shocking' and 'sickening'. Some people talked about how it took days for them to get over it.

Sounds like my kind of movie!

So I'm watching and waiting for the "Maximum Shock and Awe" that the movie poster promises. But nothing really happens. There's some action for sure, but I sat through most of Green Room waiting for a level of action that never really materialized. It's a great movie, don't get me wrong, I just made the mistake of letting the Internet pump me up too much.

Green Room is basically a violent standoff between a group of desperate young punk rockers and a refined older gentleman (Patrick Stewart) who surrounds himself with Nazi thugs. A lot of mistakes are made, on both ends, there’s a lot of running, yelling and ill-fated plans of escape. The movie promises suspense and gore and it delivers more of the former than the latter. I mean, there’s blood and all, but it’s no Saw 3 or Hostel.

Worth Watching?