As opposed to Drive, which was based on a good screenplay by Hossein Amini and based, in turn, on a (reportedly) good novel by James Sallis, Only God Forgives is an original property written by Refn, and it appears, for all intents and purposes, to be his version of
an Asian revenge movie.
OPENING THIS WEEK by Kam Williams For
movies opening August 31, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS Balls of Fury (PG - 13 for profanity, crude behavior and sex - related humor) Dan Fogler stars in this
revenge comedy as a washed - up ping - pong champion coaxed out of retirement by an FBI Agent (George Lopez) to enter a tournament hosted by the
Asian crime lord (Christopher Walken) who murdered his father.