A family of criminals come up against a cop with a brutal
sense of justice in this thriller from the team behind Drive.
When Billy (Tom Burke) goes looking for cheap thrills it
ends in murder and events escalate when the cop on the case gives the victim’s
Father a chance for retribution.
Billy’s brother Julian (Ryan Gosling) goes looking for
revenge but his own morals prevent him from taking the action his Mother
(Kristen Scott Thomas) demands.
Director Nicholas Winding Refn has served up another visual
delight that is punctuated by explosions of violence. The film looks fantastic
(great use of colours) and feels very atmospheric but too often veers off on a
self-indulgent direction that makes the viewer wonder what exactly is going on.
Only God Forgives would have been so much better as a
straight-forward revenge thriller but remains enjoyable thanks largely to the
screen presence of Vithaya Pansringarm as the sword-wielding supercool cop Chang.
Catch it in UK
cinemas now.
Ric’s Rating: Good.
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