Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Adam B — 09 Jan 2014

While a pretty strange film, it is one of the most beautiful and facsinating films I have seen all year.

This review of Only God Forgives (2013) was written by Adam B on 09 Jan 2014.

Only God Forgives has generally received mixed reviews.

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By William D (321) on 02 Mar 2018

Great movie. You must have an aquired taste for weird films to really enjoy this work. Refn and Gosling come together again for an awesome movie…

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By Camilla Long (212) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 08 Mar 2018

There's something intoxicating about a film that manages to be both very violent and very pretty: it is unlike anything I've seen before, and…

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By Arth J (756) on 21 Sep 2018

Such grittiness that nothing but blood comes out of it…

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By Keenan S (659) on 13 Apr 2018

Only God Forgives is a lurid, brutally violent, surreal experience from beginning to end…

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By Grant D (83) on 21 Sep 2018

Such grittiness that nothing but blood comes out of it…

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By Tyler R (1,095) on 10 Nov 2017

This movie was stupid. Nothing happened in 30 mins. Ryan gosling just started at people and people talked Thai. That was about it. Pass on this one…

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By Luke W (568) on 06 Dec 2017

Incredible and powerful moments, as well as mesmerizing direction from Refn, make Only God Forgives an experience instead of simple, cinematic…

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This is style over substance at its worst…

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