Ryan Gosling's violent film gets Cannes festival-goers booing

From the wonderful folks who gave you 'Drive' comes 'a sickening pornography of violence'

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AFTER their critical and commercial triumph with the 2011 hit film Drive, actor Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn have received mixed reviews for their follow-up joint effort, Only God Forgives.

The Guardian's film critic Peter Bradshaw has given it a full five stars, saying every scene is brilliantly executed. But some critics are not nearly so sure, and there were boos from the audience at its Cannes Film Festival screening when the violence went over the top.

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