“I could have easily made a much safer choice, a formula that had easily worked before. To avoid doing that, I had to go away and explode” – Nicholas Winding Refn Only God Forgives is an ambitious, atomic explosion. A blast so overwhelming it has left critics and audiences divided. Upon its first exposure at the Cannes film festival, the film received a brutal critique and since its theatrical release many have acknowledged the flaws it has. Conversely very few have praised w