Reminds me a lot of sections of Pulp Fiction, not least in its ability to make you feel every brutal death. Gosling does a lot with very few words, as Refn and his cinematographer do much with very little light and the natural backdrop of Los Angeles streets. Gorgeous opening sequence.
Overall the story feels a bit pointless (other than reiterating that crime doesn't pay) - much of the suspense comes from the protagonist living under threat of murder from various crime bosses, but he eventually dispatches them with apparent ease, leading me to wonder why the threat mattered in the first place.
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