This week, Oz and Curtis kick off the final Bluevies entry with a movie marriage that should come with a tetanus shot: Kill Bill meets Home Alone with a hearty splash of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. The result? Blue Ruin — a revenge thriller so bleak, quiet, and stabby that even the Dementors would say, “Whoa, lighten up, man.”
Join your two favorite members of the Let’s Talk About Flix-verse as they unpack:
How Dwight is equal parts John Wick, Forrest Gump, and “guy who definitely lives in his car by choice.”
Why the Clevelands make the Hatfields and McCoys look like petty amateurs.
How Dwight’s revenge plan is 10% strategy, 90% luck, and 100% crossbow-related medical malpractice.
Why Ben is the most “I will absolutely help you bury a body” old friend in movie history.
How the final shootout becomes a grim Virginia version of Reservoir Dogs, minus the suits and plus an Uzi hidden under a recliner.
From screwdriver stabbings to trunk kidnappings, from Delaware baths to Virginia blood feuds, Oz and Curtis walk through a film that proves revenge is never clean, rarely smart, and always a mess when your half-brother is involved.
Final Verdict
Oz — 2 Garbage Sandwiches Curtis — 17 Total Lines of Dialogue Both — Still trying to do the math on how William is somehow a teenager.
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