If you thought Only God forgives by the same author was slow, you might as well skip Too Old to Die Young.
I used to be a fan of Nicolas Winding Refn but with time found it difficult to cope with his messing with the pace of his movies. When the first episode started I actually checked the playback speed. But it was normal. This did improve somewhat but I gave up during episode 3.
In fact, if anyone would talk to me as the actors did in the very beginning, with expressionless faces and unbearable periods of silence, I'd assume they are either under influence or have a condition. Or both, for that matter.
And this is a pitty, since underneath it all there is a story which has potential but might be squeezed into half the time used by the author.
I used to be a fan of Nicolas Winding Refn but with time found it difficult to cope with his messing with the pace of his movies. When the first episode started I actually checked the playback speed. But it was normal. This did improve somewhat but I gave up during episode 3.
In fact, if anyone would talk to me as the actors did in the very beginning, with expressionless faces and unbearable periods of silence, I'd assume they are either under influence or have a condition. Or both, for that matter.
And this is a pitty, since underneath it all there is a story which has potential but might be squeezed into half the time used by the author.