30 years too late

Rating: 3/10 (10 August 2014)

The movie is simply 30 years too late.
If it had been made in the 80ies, well, then it would have been some sort of innovative and interesting.
But you see, Michael Mann (and the likes) made films like this already.
There is not a minute of new idea, new filmmaking in this movie. Refn obviously just tried to produce a long 1980 music video.
Unfortunately the film itself is so much less creative than the better videos of that era. All characters stay shallow. That would not be a big issue if the pictures would be suggestive enough to let you forget that. And this is the problem of the film.
Either you actually produce a music video. A flow of a pictures and music (electronic music considering the decade), dialog minimized to the bare necessities. Or you try play it cool like an Leone western.
Every minute of watching this film one can sense this conflict. And the movie never decides which way to go.
Better watch the originals from the 80ies.