Festival de Cannes 2013 (Screening tomorrow THE IMMIGRANT starring Joaquin Phoenix)

[Jack Nevada]

Terrible first reactions to Only God Forgives. There were walkouts and the film was met with a mix of boos, cheers and groans. Ryan Gosling has only 17 (!) lines in this and people on twitter are calling it appallingly violent and vacuous. 

 

I'll post full reviews as soon as they come

[The Stingray]

Terrible first reactions to Only God Forgives. There were walkouts and the film was met with a mix of boos, cheers and groans. Ryan Gosling has only 17 (!) lines in this and people on twitter are calling it appallingly violent and vacuous. 

 

I'll post full reviews as soon as they come

haha, sounds like a movie made for me.

[Jake Gittes]

eugene hernandez ‏@eug19m

Cheers. Boos. Whistles. Groans. More cheers. More whistles. Something for everyone in #Cannes2013 press reaction to ONLY GOD FORGIVES now.

 

 

erickohn ‏@erickohn22m

ONLY GOD FORGIVES: basically the wacky B-movie DRIVE riffed on, elevated by Gosling out-Goslinging himself & hilariously psycho K.S. Thomas.

 

 

Nigel M. Smith ‏@nigelmfs8m

'Only God Forgives' looks gorgeous, quelle surprise. Bleaker, less character driven and thrilling than 'Drive.' #cannes2013

 

 

Matt Patches ‏@misterpatches15m

The movie has more in common with Valhalla Rising.

 

 

Matt Patches ‏@misterpatches20m

Best part of Only God Forgives is Cliff Martinez's score. Vangelis-esque w/ blossoming reverb. Maybe score came before film?

 

 

Jordan Hoffman ‏@JHoffman629m

Someone tell NW Refn that glorious production design & GIF-ready close ups do not make a film.

 

 

Matt Patches ‏@misterpatches23m

Only God Forgives is another mood piece from Refn. Wish I was down with the mood. Though Kristen Scott Thomas is a hoot.

[Jack Nevada]

Quite often there's that one american movie that gets a really mixed/bad reaction. 

 

2013 Only God Forgives

2012 The Paperboy

2011 The Tree of Life

2007 Death Proof

2006 Marie Antoinette, Southland Tales

[Jack Nevada]

First reviews for Grigris:

 

The Guardian 3/5 http://bit.ly/12LHpsG

"..this was a slight and contrived piece, compared to (director Mahamat Saleh-Haroun's) earlier work."

 

IndieWire B- http://bit.ly/10ljxZI

" A straightforward tale of overcoming personal and professional challenges with no fancy dressing, "Grigris" goes down easy but offers nothing remotely fresh."

 

Variety http://bit.ly/1a4O2Hw

" ..elegant, geographically vivid pic is considerably leaner than its melodramatic premise might suggest, though wan characterization makes it less immediately engaging than Haroun’s last film, 2010′s Cannes jury prizewinner “A Screaming Man.”

 

[Jack Nevada]

First reviews for Only God Forgives

 

The Guardian 5/5 http://bit.ly/167wRIW

".. an emotionally breathtaking, aesthetically brilliant and immensely violent thriller..  

a glitteringly strange, mesmeric and mad film"

 

Empire  http://bit.ly/182O463

" .. crisp, sometimes hallucinatory visuals are complimented by Cliff Martinez's thrumming score (...) The story itself is spare and simple, a platform for some very extreme and inventive violence

 

Twitch http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/cannes-2013-first-impression-only-god-forgives.html

"From Cliff Martinez's score that alternates between full orchestral and electronic piano to some of the most exquisite production design and cinematography ever put to film, this is a cinematic feast for the senses."

 

TotalFilm http://www.totalfilm.com/news/only-god-forgives-reaction-cannes-2013

"Only God Forgives is a failure but a rather magnificent failure, made on Refn’s own terms. It is a beautiful, hollow film.."

 

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[Bob Violence]

Few more (I'm too lazy to do excerpts, so I'll just sum them up):

 

Hollywood Reporter - Mild proThe Independent - NegativeThe Playlist - BScreen International - ProThe Times - 3/5Variety - Negative

 

Also, in the interest of accuracy, this isn't an American film, it's a French-Danish co-production.

[Jack Nevada]

 

 

[riczhang]

Definitely not surprised by the reaction. It was rumoured to be dreadful. 

[Jack Nevada]

First reviews for All is Lost starring Robert Redford

 

The Independent 5/5 http://ind.pn/16Ob9cq

CineVue.com 5/5 http://www.cine-vue.com/2013/05/cannes-film-festival-2013-all-is-lost.html

IndieWire A- http://bit.ly/12uuuJI

Empire http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37607

 

[Crusader]

I still have faith in Refn and I am still hoping I'll like this but after so many good movies ( and mind you I thought Drive was arguably his weakest to date ) with his style and approach to filmmaking he was bound to produce a clusterfuck somewhere down the line 

 

I love Gosling but Refn needs to work with Tom Hardy again ... they made magic in Bronson 

[Jake Gittes]

Refn already made something of a clusterfuck in FEAR X

[CoolioD1]

First reviews for All is Lost starring Robert Redford

 

The Independent 5/5 http://ind.pn/16Ob9cq

CineVue.com 5/5 http://www.cine-vue.com/2013/05/cannes-film-festival-2013-all-is-lost.html

IndieWire A- http://bit.ly/12uuuJI

Empire http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=37607

 

Oooh, I didn't know JC Chandor had another movie coming out. Those reviews are really something too. Looking forward to it.

[Jack Nevada]

Some of tomorrow's screenings: 

 

Nebraska by Alexander Payne

Blue is The Warmest Color by Abdellatif Kechiche

Max Rose by Daniel Noah

Sarah Prefers to Run by Chloe Robichaud

Norte, The End of History by Lav Diaz

An Autumn Afternoon by Yasujiro Ozu

Beauty and the Beast by Jean Cocteau

The Big Blue by Luc Besson

Magic Magic by Sebastian Silva

 

 

[Jack Nevada]

All is Lost premiere

 

 

[Jack Nevada]

First reviews for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight by Stephen Frears

 

The Guardian 2/5 http://bit.ly/14RxXnB

"(a) lightweight account of Ali's stand over Vietnam does scant justice to its charismatic central protagonist. (...)

 Frears's drama is harmless; it stings like a butterfly"

 

Variety http://bit.ly/16OOgpQ

"Result is a worthy but faintly dull civics/history lesson that’s well suited to broadcast by producer HBO, but doesn’t have the muscle mass for theatrical distribution."

 

TotalFilm:

"Stephen Frears' Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is a frustratingly tepid doc/drama mash-up, 

albeit with reliable performances. "

 

Robbie Collin, The Daily Telegraph

"Blood Ties/Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight both disappointing. No outright turkeys so far though..."

 

 

Edited May 22, 2013 by Jack Nevada

[Jack Nevada]

First reviews for Les Salauds by Claire Denis (Beau Travail, White Material)

 

The Guardian 2/5 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/may/21/les-salauds-cannes-2013

Film School Rejects D http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/cannes-2013-review-bastards.php

Rope of Silicon D http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/bastards-salaudsmovie-review-2013-cannes-film-festival/

IndieWire B- http://bit.ly/18j0u7z

The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cannes-review-claire-denis-bastards-526261

Twitch http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/cannes-2013-review-claire-denis-bastards-throws-a-bleak-sneaky-sucker-punch.html

Little White Lies http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/features/articles/cannes-2013-bastards-first-look-review-23951

 

[Michael Gary Scott]

Wtf?

[CoolioD1]

oh, well, nevermind.

Edited May 22, 2013 by CoolioD1

[Sims]

Expecting disappointing reviews for Only God Forgives

 

called it