Only God Forgives
Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn
2013
****
Only God Forgives seems to have suffered at the audiences lack of imagination rather than the Kubrickian style delusion of grandeur from director Nicolas Winding Refn that it has been accused of being. Its similarities to Kubrick's work are understandable but ever since 1996's Pusher, Refn has proved his worth and his vision is his own. Drive seems to have done the director less favours than it first seemed and could possibly be the film he is going to be forever compared against, even though I don't think it's his most creative film. Only God Forgives is a visually stunning film with heaps of subtle metaphors and intriguing social caricatures. The narrative is deconstructed perfectly, leaving the audience to decide who is who to them and who or what the film is about. It's all about interpretation. If Quentin Tarantino had made it everyone would be raving about how clever it was. I loved it.