The Ranger Film Granit

Bloodbath and beyond reviews the movie the ranger directed by jenn wexler and starring chloë levine jeremy holm and granit lahu.

The ranger film granit. The ranger is a 2018 american film written and directed by jenn wexler it stars chloe levine as a punk who flees with her friends from the law to hide out at her late uncle s cabin in a national forest and jeremy holm as the titular park ranger who responds in an unhinged manner. With chloë levine jeremy holm granit lahu jeremy pope. Teen punks on the run from the cops and hiding out in the woods come up against the local authority an unhinged park ranger with an axe to grind. The ranger starring chloã levine granit lahu jeremy pope bubba weiler amanda grace benitez jeremy holm larry fessenden.

The ranger feels like hot topic warped tour corporate punk filmmaking rather than being truly punk. Wexler has described the concept of the film as an attempt to blend the genres of 80s punk movies with 80s slashers. The ranger plot synopsis. Chloe levine jeremy holm granit lahu illinois premiere jenn wexler s feature debut the ranger has been tearing up film festivals across the south since its premiere at sxsw and now this wildly energetic love letter to punk rock and 80s slasher movies is crowdsurfing its way to its midwest premiere at cinepocalypse.

The ranger feels like hot topic warped tour corporate punk filmmaking rather than being truly punk. The ranger heavily traffics in an interesting twist on the same old in the form of its heavy nods to the nj nyc punk scene which include its wonderful punk soundtrack. The film follows a group of teen punks who get in trouble with the cops and escape to the woods. It s not really a scary movie nor does it have the cult classic makings of say a return of the living dead or repo man which it aspires to.

There they come up against an unhinged park ranger with an axe to grind hell bent on preserving the serenity of his forest. The filmmakers should keep trying as there is some obvious talent there but this film misses the mark. Much like the contrast between the story s two lead characters this punk aesthetic is beautifully. Directed by jenn wexler.

There is a clear love and appreciation for all thinks punk rock here and you cannot help but love that about the film.