The life of Dwilt, a young miserable man, who lives outside his country and struggles after the murder of his parents and he makes his mind to revenge, has been changed completely, when he returns to avenge the murder of his parents and kills the killer, but he finds himself trapped and has to save his family.
Blair, an unheralded actor, carries the whole picture. He's in practically every scene, and his performance is fascinating because in his eyes you can see the character struggling desperately with himself.
With the same brand of realist irony the Coens used to cool down Blood Simple, writer-director Jeremy Saulnier slows the genre's heartbeat to gripping effect.
The world doesn't need another empty genre exercise. But as Blue Ruin reminds us, it can always use more filmmakers of Saulnier's resourcefulness, sensitivity and quiet assurance.