Mostly painful

Rating: 4/10 (27 August 2017)

I watched this movie because it was rated a 7.8 and I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I went into it knowing it was a drama, so I was prepared for it to feel a little slow. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that it was actual torture watching the entirety of this movie. I was so bored about 30 minutes in and it really didn't pick up for more than 5 minutes at a time for the remainder of the movie. Almost zero dialogue, seriously, I was squirming the whole time. I was into the gratuitous violence, as it was the only interesting part of this movie.
Considering that I am overly critical at times, I rated it a 4. I personally disliked this movie, however, it is artsy and deep and for that I give it a few points. If you like pretentious dramas/might-as- well-be-romances, you'll probably enjoy this movie. But it was painfully slow for me and easily over rated by a few points. Not as good as many other movies rated in the high 7's.