So from some of the movies I've been watching during the last couple of weeks, this would have been one of the most memorable. This'll be a spoiler free review, so feel free to read with ease.
The story tells about a struggling punk band, travelling to play some gigs (wiki said around Pacific Northwest). One time, especially after having no money left, they decided to take a gig in a place which as they arrived apparently is a Neo-NAZI skinhead bar somewhere in the midst of a forest. They played their gig, ALMOST with an incident. But managed to (almost) get out alive before trouble befalls on them. Do you want to know what's next? I think you should watch it yourself. Oh dammit, I'll write the rest of the spoiler review at the end of this!!
Movie poster by: Harijs Grundmanis aka Harry Movie Art
Some notes on the movie:
1. it is a VERY intense movie. I was on the edge of my seat ever since the problem arises. You can totally see the split second when this band members can either avoid or deal with the problem. Geez.
2. the movie CREEPS ME OUT because of the amount of white supremacists/Neo-NAZIs skinheads and the righteousness they emanate. They really truly believe on their ideology and like soldiers ready to snap back at people who doesn't fall into their belief. It's really scary. Fundamentalists at any shape is scary.
3. the movie has a very dark tone because the bar was dark (hah! I remember I must have went to one of these kinds back in Berlin), and the story goes deeper into the night, and so all fear are being contained and you just stuck there watching.
4. I think all the casts were brilliant! I mean, we have Anton Yelchin (RIP), the great Patrick Stewart being absolutely a character which made me scared, Imogen Poots and her effortless charm, and there's also Joe Cole whose face reminded me that I've seen him somewhere, then I checked, and YUP! he was the little brother in Peaky Blinders!
5. if you want to watch a through and through good thriller of a movie which keeps you on your seat, choose this. The Rotten Tomatoes rating is way up there, and I agree. Unless, seeing white supremacists doing their activities scared you off, then don't.
Disclaimer: this movie is really not for the weakhearted because there'll be a lot of blood, awful sadistic scenes (not Tarantino style, though), etc.
AND NOW THE SPOILER PART a little bit down below to avoid people who don't wanna read the spoiler...
So! Continuing our story in the beginning, so after the band gave their gig (with an opening song which insults the Neo NAZIs), they were about to leave when one of the band member accidentally peaks inside the room where one of them left their cellphone to witness a dead body lying on the floor while some people looking terrified/shocked/neutral. The guy, Pat, while walking away tried to call the police but the band was then rushed back into the room together with the murderer, a bodyguard, and the friend of the dead girl (Amber, the friend, I mean). They were locked inside, meanwhile the manager of the bar called the leader/cleaner of the Neo NAZI group, Darcy Banker. He then tried to 'clean this mess' in which clean means kill all the witnesses. OH LOORD. In addition, apparently the place was also a cocaine chemical lab, so more reasons to kill this poor kids who are just hungry because they're trying to sell their music! GAAH.
In the middle, there's a lot of fighting scenes, heart breaking because these kids are like skinny underfed young musicians having to deal with this NAZIs who are just so freakish not only in their ideology, but also in their muscle build and sadistic behaviour.
So yeah, you better watch the rest yourself, but I guarantee you it's very intense and a satisfying watch at the very end! RIP Anton Yelchin, you did great here.
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