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Nicolas Winding Refn (2009)
On the plus side, Refn uses nature to produce a fine piece of cinematography. And Mads Mikkelsen gives a performance as "One Eye" that, as far as evil bad asses go, is as good as I have seen in a while. But this film could have been great except for one significant detail: a plot. Im not even bothered at the fact that there is very little dialogue. In fact, the limited dialogue added a level of realism that is rare in most films of this genre. But this picture decided to gives us an unusual combination of an ample amount of style with little to no substance. Its almost as if someone went into the editing room and cut out every signifiant part of the film. A decent script, not even necessarily a great script, could have made this an exceptional film.
On the plus side, Refn uses nature to produce a fine piece of cinematography. And Mads Mikkelsen gives a performance as "One Eye" that, as far as evil bad asses go, is as good as I have seen in a while. But this film could have been great except for one significant detail: a plot. Im not even bothered at the fact that there is very little dialogue. In fact, the limited dialogue added a level of realism that is rare in most films of this genre. But this picture decided to gives us an unusual combination of an ample amount of style with little to no substance. Its almost as if someone went into the editing room and cut out every signifiant part of the film. A decent script, not even necessarily a great script, could have made this an exceptional film.
