BLUE RUIN is a revenge story that becomes great through the directing, the writing, and a stellar performance by Macon Blair.
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Dwight (Macon Blair) lives on the street, eating out of garbage cans, living in his blue Bonneville, occasionally breaking into houses to use the shower. His existence is based on one day to the next. He doesn't speak, has no ambitions to find a better life. He has been utterly destroyed by his past, a past that he ran away from some years ago. One morning, Dwight is brought into the police station, but not to be arrested; Dwight is informed that one Wade Cleland has been released from prison. This new information spurs Dwight into action, and it would be unfair at this point to reveal more of the plot of BLUE RUIN, Jeremy Saulnier's phenomenal revenge fable.
Every year, there's a film that wins Fantastic Fest for me, and while there isn't a clear winner yet, amongst so many great films, BLUE RUIN is certainly in the running. For one, it's anchored by a performance by Macon Blair that deserves as many accolades that can be heaped upon it; his Dwight is a tortured, haunted man and Blair puts it behind the eyes. It becomes clear that Dwight is driven by something larger than himself, and even through his regret and sadness Dwight must see his task through to the end. For long stretches of BLUE RUIN, Dwight barely speaks, but Blair puts such a presence in his work that he captivates the audience every moment he is onscreen. You should remember the name, because although he's no newcomer (he worked in
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