Rating of
1/4
Only God Forgives review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 09/07/13
Lacks the interesting elements of the directors previous effort such as character development, an upbeat score and a clear cut plot. This picture's snail pace and unconventional dialogues made it a difficult watch. The violence was relentless and just prolongs the film as well. Gosling shows an earnest portrayal but the rest of the cast seemed wooden. Most of the scenes were too horrific for a crime drama and pointless. Some minute positive aspects were the cinematography, camera direction and usage of various colors. This would have been a silent film instead of adding some useless screenplay. Overall, well crafted flick but pointless series of events and murders which includes one of the most painful tortures visually onscreen. Not sure if one characters name was mentioned as well. The title suggests that probably we should forgive the director for creating it.
