Review of Blue Ruin (2014) by Ann T — 26 Jun 2016

This is a very disappointing movie; to the extent where the formal qualities are maintained, the writing qualities are more than mediocre. It is frustrating to witness such a mastery in filming yet lack of sensitivity in story telling.

You have to witness the total downfall of a one single man without ever, ever, have the chance to really see the world as he sees it. Relationships he once had, the life he once had and torn apart; the life he has now and how it is his.

You can hear Ben, his friend, saying: " I am not helping because it is right; this is wrong. It is ugly, man." and this is it: it only gets uglier and Ben was only there to tell the audience JUST that.