Comments on: Gary Oldman Says He Was “Perplexed” By Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Only God Forgives’

By: David

David — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

I was perplexed by Gary Oldman being in the RoboCop remake.

By: francis convery

francis convery — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

"The near silent, intensely violent, measured, methodical picture" ha ha, if only…more pantomime violence, leaden performance and a plodding narrative…the worst film I can remember sitting through.
It was like a spoof 'edgy' film but without the irony or humour to help it along, referencing David Lynch in the context of this dreadful film, only makes clear you're not really 'getting' Lynch.

By: forwhatitsworth

forwhatitsworth — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

I sat through it all too, it looked stunning, had a tantalising dream/sub conscious theme but not one single character. I pitied the actors trying to create something out of nothing more than cardboard (a testament to KST's brilliance) and if you're going to have sparse dialogue it needs to be more interesting than the banalities these guys were given. Refn clearly loves movies and maybe pop videos and commercials too, he knows how to style it out but so far so empty. He wishes he was David Lynch or a Kubrick but I'm not sure he actually gives a crap about life beyond the movies, which I guess is enough for many but I think it's a shame.

By: Xian

Xian — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

Refn defied everyone's expectations… and paid for it with an underperforming movie that, one day, will probably get a reappraisal by critics and the public down the road. Not that people didn't understand it, but narrative conventions were upended and turned inside-out, and I think most folks simply didn't know what to make of it.
I found it oddly compelling, a twist on hero tropes (the real hero of the film is the guy we hate the most… Lieutenant Chang… but he's the moral center of the movie, basically… making Julian and his obnoxious turd of a family the villains of the movie.

By: alanparsonspro-jects

alanparsonspro-jects — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

Rodie, If Lynch directed it it would be getting even more hate.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

Such an underrated movie! Oldman should watch it again lol. I mean, if David Lynch had released it, people would be calling it a near masterpiece. But it's Refn, so it gets hate.

By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Fri, 13 May 2016 08:07:04 +0000

the only aspect of the film that is less than stellar was the screenplay. acting, cinematography, directing, music, editing all are great. the screenplay is a bit juvenile.