Loved Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive. Hated Only God Forgives. So was just gradually warming up to his sweetly unsavory, style-devours-substance take on the old ingénue-in-Hollywood scenario. I was enjoying his imagery, colors, textures and propelling score. Then we started with the lesbian necrophilia and the cannibalism, the tension evaporated, and it all went off the rails. A mesmerizing, perfectly cast Elle Fanning supplies what substance this provocative but empty film has. A sharp-edged attack on our idea of 21st century commercial beauty, or booed-at-Cannes, corrosive garbage? You decide. (118 min)
Don Morton
Don Morton has viewed some 6,000 movies, frequently awake. A bachelor and avid cyclist, he currently divides his time between Tokyo and a high-tech 4WD super-camper somewhere in North America.You may also like
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