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Only God Forgives

2013

Nicolas Winding Refn

Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Rhatha Phongam ...

5.2

14,739

Thriller. Drama Julian, an American fugitive from justice, runs a boxing club in Bangkok as a front for his drug business. His mother, the head of a vast criminal organization, arrives from the US to collect the body of her favorite son, Billy. Julian’s brother has just been killed after having savagely murdered a young prostitute. Crazy with rage and thirsty for vengeance she demands the head of the murderers from Julian. But first, Julian must ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Mark Adams Screendaily	"For many, it will be hard to look beyond the explicit violence (...), but there is much to enjoy (...) intelligence and elegance that makes 'Only God Forgives' an immersive and brutally intriguing film"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Only God Forgives' will, understandably, have people running for the exits (...) Every scene, every frame, is executed with pure formal brilliance (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Keith Uhlich Time Out	"Refn clearly thinks he's saying something profound with this laboriously overproduced dross, and I'm content to let him go on thinking"	NEG
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While 'Only God Forgives' could be accused of shallowness and lack of psychological complexity, for the target audience, it will be wicked cool entertainment"	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A venality even 'Drive' fans likely won’t be inclined to forgive (...) Watching Gosling (...) one can practically hear the director behind the camera, demanding take after take, as he shouts, 'Let’s try it again, only this time, more impassive!'"	NEG
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"The collision of violent spasms and art-film ennui leave the viewer's brain bloody but unfilled"	NEG

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