Mannnnnn Why??? I truly think this movie was beautifully creative but I was disappointed at the end. And for the folks who enjoyed it', Congrats" but "its our own personal opinions.

Amazing With so many bad reviews on here, I was ready not to watch it. I'm so glad I did though. If you like art films this should deliver; Kubrick fans, foreign film fans, etc. Id say that its not to be taken like it's reality, but rather a beautiful nightmare. The silence and surreal treatment was the only way, for someone like me, who doesn't normally watch violent films, to be intrigued by it. Oh and Kristen Scott Thomas was awesome.

Spectacular Amazing cinematography, perfectly poised actors that convey emotions through either action or inaction, great choreographed fight scene, poetic storyline with an air of mystic mystery, and vengeance gore. If you don't get it or you think it's slow, go watch a transformers movie.

Misses its own point A film that attempts to construct a narrative it feels must be told, but with surgical precision removes from it the vehicle with which it would attempt to portray its message. Its characters are problematic not because they are unlikable but because they are unlikable for no particular reason, and the slow-panning shots that focused so deeply on their emotional struggles only served as padding for scenes that in reality had no emotional depth. A shame in all respects.

flaming piece of dog dirt after seeing valhalla rising and drive, I thought we might have a cool new director on the block. But God Only Forgives must be the biggest miss out there. Long periods of no sound, even longer periods of no plot. Smash cuts that focus on nothing. Washed out colors, but not stylish like Drive - it's more like unfinished, unedited garbage from a handy-cam circa 1990. My first impression was that Google is selling an unfinished version of the movie, or that the studios were putting something out there to see who would start pirating this thing. I can't believe this is a real film, and I can't believe they're charging money for this. If I could give it a half star I would, but Google review defaults to 1 star as the lowest. oof.

Only God Forgives is visually and aurally superb. Each scene is presented combined with excellent scenery and a soundtrack by Cliff Martinez that shines in even the most quiet moments. Although the visuals and sound are great, the dialogue and a few scenes can be very questionable at times.Those few instances don't hurt the film much, but there will be times you ask yourself "really?". Despite that, it's easy to enjoy watching this film. It never feels like it drags on and the overall pacing welcomes multiple views. The team of Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling pulls through with another win.

Artistic Depth.. This movie was very engaging in its metaphoric use of colors strong reds and blue hues even yellow.. Each portraying a message pertaining to the moods and theme in that moment. Just like (Drive) the director loves to impact you with strong memorable graphic violence.. I still remember Ryan Gosling's character in (Drive) crushing the guys face in with his foot in the elevator scene. Anyhow, this film is a good ride through an artistic cinematically engaging approach to a revenge movie..

A Painting in Motion Refn is one of my favorite contemporary directors, and with each film, it is clearer that he is both revisiting themes from earlier films while maturing in his presentation. He's intensely visual, much like Lynch, and I have heard that he sometimes directs scenes while listening to music and trusting that the actors know how to deliver their lines. You can see clearly the Lynchian inspiration in this film, some parts reminding you of scenes from Twin Peaks. Overlooked though is that it takes us back to an earlier work by Refn, Fear X, in which the protagonist is seeking revenge as well. Like Fear X, OGF finds the protagonist also confusing reality, dreaming, and fantasy in such a way that we viewers sometimes cannot tell the difference either. Infusing the story with an Oedipus underpinning and Chang functioning in a quasi-priestly role, Refn masterfully explores the senselessness of good, evil, (perverse desire for) love, and justice (without mercy), ending as frustratingly as Fear X. Only God Forgives...and none of these characters is God. It's no coincidence therefore that none of the characters forgive or are forgiven.

Eccentric storytelling, beautiful visuals and strong characters I loved this movie, but I can understand how many would not. Everything eccentric about Drive was even more so in this film, so if you did not enjoy Drive, I don't think you will like this one. That being said, the visual style and filmography are both incredibly strong, as is the music. Kristen Scott Thomas and Ryan Gosling both had outstanding performances and an interesting chemistry with each other. If you expect fast-paced action or straightforward linear storytelling, you will be disappointed, but if you want to be awed by a beautiful visual direction, deliberate dialogue and strong characters, I think you will very much enjoy this film.

Excellent and artsy. Don't expect a fast pace or bullet dodging action scenes. This film is styled very similar to Drive. But, despite the violence, this film has an even more mellow feel. Watch it if you want stunning visuals, an intentional slow pace, and complex characters, but not much story.

Stupid Tried way too hard to be profound and cool. No plot. Little dialogue. Along the lines of Pulp Fiction or Django, both of which I found to be wastes of time. And mind you I liked Drive and in general like RG movies, but not this one.

Disregard a rating below a 4/5 This movie isn't for people who only care about crappy storylines and mindless action. This is a spiritual successor of Drive, which was also slow until it led to the climactic ending. This movie has the exact same tone as Hotline Miami, which is a retro game based on Drive. This is meant to mess with your mind thinking, "what just happened" other than you understanding the entire movie while watching it. Most of these people don't deserve to rate such a movie because they don't understand the concept.

It's pretty but it's boring and... There is no storyline. A man randomly decides he needs to...I'm not even going to finish writing this. Too much wasted effort reviewing a cruddy film. Watch it if you want - just don't spend money on it or you might be sorry.

The movie sucks! I an see they tried to make the movie for artistic/intellectual people, but they horribly failed... I feel bad for the actors... This seems like a career ender movie...

Torn I prefer Drive.... that was awesome.... I have a.love hate relationship with this movie. I want to compare it to kill bill, which was awesome....but I feel like it lacks something... just can't put my finger in it

WTF!? Boring Boring Boring. Thought i might get better and have some character development or decent story but it never did. When the credits rolled (surprised I made it that far) I was just in shock of the atrocious film I had just seen.

Ant Mihai I personally liked the movie., its unique. I don't see this movie trying to be artistic , although its well done to set up the mood for the movie, and make it as dramatic as possible. I personally find the movie quite moving and I kinda get the movies story/message and the way it was delivered, and why it takes place where it does. It gets slow in some parts, its has little dialog, but over all is good movie..

beyond boring the banality of evil is boring to behold. one of the worst movies evah.

Amazing. But drive overshadows This movie is amazing and deep and beautiful but its the story that just doesent stack up the soundtrack was good too I liked how there was not alot of talking in drive but they coulda gave him a few more lines

Very Bad The preview was well made, but it was a way to deceive because the movie was very bad. It is not worth the money and the time.