Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Mahmus — 22 Aug 2019

Only God Forgives is a movie that gets a ton of hate. Well, I love it, and I think it's an underrated masterpiece.

Wanna fight? This is one of the most insanely beautiful looking movies I've ever seen. It's like giant neon light in theOnly God Forgives is a movie that gets a ton of hate. Well, I love it, and I think it's an underrated masterpiece.

Wanna fight?

This is one of the most insanely beautiful looking movies I've ever seen. It's like giant neon light in the shape of a movie. Everytime I watch it I'm just in awe at how good this film looks.

Ryan Gosling in this movie is amazing in the way he just stares into the abyss in the most inhuman way possible. He's eyes rarely focus.

I love the music. The karaoke scenes, particularly the one that closes the film, are amazing. This movie has probably my favorite ending credit sequence of all time.

This film just wraps around me and doesn't let me go. Masterful from a technical perspective and a lot more emotional than most people might think. I never found it boring, I never though it was confusing, and I definitetly never thought it was just shallow eye candy.

Behind all the neon and violence hides a disturbing story of two brother's sexual and psychological abuse at the hands of their domineering mother, and the guilt that one of them feels for the crimes he commited under her command. It just so happens to be told in a mostly implicit way.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for these kinds of movies.