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    I see what they were going for. Sort of No Country for Old Men subtlety. And I really enjoyed the acting and soundtrack... but as a whole I found it lacking

    I thought it was far too Cohen/Kubrick for it's own good. It's like Refn decided to make a movie like that one or two he'd seen in the same way that I can splash paint around just like Pollock. He's not a true master- too wannabe artsy.

    What would have solidified this movie is, like Sofaking said, if it were to suddenly burst into the most intense scene that went on for a while. There needed to be a release, a bump in the plateau. I'm not saying heavy metal and car chase explosions, just something like this:

    • Just what I was thinking. But saying that it was still an enjoyable movie to watch, one of the best of the year for me.pillhead

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