Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Brett A — 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.

This review of Only God Forgives (2013) was written by Brett A on 02 Mar 2018.

Only God Forgives has generally received mixed reviews.

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