Only God Forgives
Cannes 2013 | Only God Forgives (Nicolas Winding Refn, Denmark)
By Kong Rithdee | 06/24/2013 | CS55, Festivals, From Cinema Scope Magazine, Spotlight
By Kong Rithdee Handcuffed to Ryan Gosling in the nightmare that is my home city, let me walk you through the checklist. Elephant: Yes. Eastern mysticism: Yes. Muay Thai: Yes. Monks or monk-like figures: Yes. Nocturnal Bangkok in the claws of neon light, in a lesser-Lynch lurid trance: Yes. Flummoxed foreigners lost in a labyrinth:…
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