The Forest of Love

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Matthew D If there was ever proof that the “critics” on here are complete tool bags the 100% critic score is it. The first half felt like it could be promising but the second half was over an hour of straight up superfluous violence that felt like a slow burn for the sake of trying to one up itself at every turn. It was way too long with little to no payoff. Am I repulsed and hate violent movies? No, Cold fish was a great film and one of Sono’s best imo. Do I hate long movies? No, Love exposure was over 4 hours long and I thought it was excellent. Sono definitely indulges in a lot of his movies and sometimes it works great but it just didn’t work for me in Forrest of Love. I would give this 1 star but as always in his films, the acting is very good and that’s why it gets 2. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review William D Kippei Shima does a great job in the con man role, but I can't bring myself to recommend this one. The violence and depravity feel more gratuitous than profound. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review Gian P This movie was a complete and total mindfuck with a twist. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Joe C Dark doesn't begin to describe it, creepy not in a horror movie way but in a "How could regular people do this?" way. There are scenes of shocking violence conducted without passion, making them even scarier. The main manipulative character is rather a Japanese Rasputin or Mesmer, twisting the innocent by sheer force of will. An ugly spectacle, I had enjoyed Sion Sono's more recent "Prisoners of the Ghostland" and wanted to dig deeper. I think I'm done. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/22 Full Review Audience Member ) The worst movie I've seen in years! Brutal violence, mainly against women mixed with popular sexual fantasies (girls in uniforms or in underwear). This is so sickening. It's no even sadomasochism, it's more like a mix of brutality with reward that everybody enjoys and try to drag you to do it too. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Good Lord that's 2 hours of my life I'll not get back. Supposedly based on a true series of events which makes it even more insufferable. Why was this made? Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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