Review of Only God Forgives (2013) by Michael B — 10 Sep 2017

An incredible film that requires a lot of thinking in order to fully appreciate.

This review of Only God Forgives (2013) was written by Michael B on 10 Sep 2017.

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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