'Her Private Hell' Review: Nicolas Winding Refn's Latest Film Draws Harsh Criticism
By
Ryan Lattanzio
12d ago· 6 min readenReview
100/100
Golden Brown
Bagelometer↗
Toasted golden, schmeared with insight. Top of the rack.
Score100TypereviewSentimentvery negative
Summary
A scathing review of Nicolas Winding Refn's film 'Her Private Hell,' his first feature in 10 years since 'The Neon Demon.' The reviewer heavily criticizes the film as a slow, visually overwrought, and self-indulgent experience, describing it as a painful 109-minute ordeal with ghoulish visuals, poor scripting, and weak performances. The review suggests Refn has descended into self-parody.
Key quotes
· 3 pulled'Her Private Hell'? More like our public misery.
the neon-drowned, anguishingly languid and abstruse 'Her Private Hell' feels like you're dying (and very, very slowly) for a soporific hour and 49 minutes
With ghoulish visuals, a coughed-up script in which Refn appears to pastiche only himself
Nicolas Winding Refn's new movie 'Her Private Hell' becomes our public anguish. Review.
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