Only God Forgives leaves you with more questions than answers. Maybe Nicholas Winding Refn (The Director) wanted it to be that way, we know what he's capable of, he's shown talent with Drive. One of the more critical reviews by David Calhoun says "You can bathe a corpse in groovy light and dress it in an expensive suit, but in the end that rotting smell just won't go away" What I think is that you can look at it two different ways you can be critical of it for not being like other movies with very little character development or story, or you can view it as a project, showing how good acting paired with beautiful cinematography and lighting can set a certain mood of likeness for a movie although it has almost no substance. I've read other reviews saying that if the Director wanted to add more story than he would have. But In the end the way to watch this movie is to just enjoy what's happening and not think about it too much.
Review of Only God Forgives
