Here is a movie that didn't get much promotion or credit.
Even casting Ryan Gossling (former sexiest man alive), there wasnt a lot
of press to amp up this really well done flick. This is a movie for the
true movie buff mainly due to the extremely slow camera scenes with little or
no talking and slow movement from the characters. The cinematography was
outstanding filmed in Bangkok with a serious 80's overture, it has style and a
lot of good lighting. Basically Gossling's character is a drug smuggler
who has a front as an underground fight promoter with some serious anger issues
and even bigger mommy issues. Speaking of his Mom, played by Kristen
Scott Thomas (who was incredibly hot in this movie, especially for being over 50)
she nailed the role. Her part is a ruthless, ethnocentric, bitch who is
only there to grieve the death of her "Favorite" son. There is
quite a bit of blood and some gruesome scenes from the "bad guy" who
also played the part of a creepy, weirdo well. Not to mention a complete
bad ass Asian dude. Overall I thought the movie was great, a little
pretentious, but good flick with a number of undertones of symmetry toward the
dark world and revenge.
(FYI-Apparently the set of this movie while filming was haunted)
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