Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Scott Tobias for The Dissolve — 16 Jul 2013
Only God Forgives suffers from the disconnect between its stylistic high-art archness and its content’s pulp gratuitousness. Refn gives every sequence a hushed consideration, but there’s rarely a sense that he’s earned it with equivalent profundity in theme.
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This review of Only God Forgives (2013) was written by Scott Tobias and published by The Dissolve on 16 Jul 2013.
Only God Forgives has generally received mixed reviews.
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