Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Dave G — 08 Jul 2015

Nicholas Winding Refn is my new cult movie fav!! And Gosling the new anti hero. A definite must see just for the Kubrick style ultra violence.

This review of Only God Forgives (2013) was written by Dave G on 08 Jul 2015.

Only God Forgives has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jonfreakin J (28) 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 Tearfulnest (1) on 18 Jan 2020

Only God Forgives deserves a lot more praise than it receives. It is a well directed film that keeps you on the edge of your seat…

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That Thailand never came under foreign rule has little to do with its nationalist resilience and more to do with the reluctant compromise brokered…

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If you go into it thinking of Chang as the protagonist, not Gosling's Julian, you'll enjoy it and understand it more…

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By Grantd243 (197) on 02 Sep 2018

Only God Forgives is not liked by a lot of people. I completely understand why people don't like it…

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

This is style over substance at its worst…

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By Evan Dossey (48) for Midwest Film Journal (148) on 19 Jan 2019

Refn's return to form; an odd, exploitative, and arousing work…

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By Brendan N (1,490) on 22 Jan 2018

This is a very stylistic film but an extremely odd storyline…

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By Jay S (659) on 06 Nov 2017

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