An incredible start. Nicolas Winding Refn is loudly boasting every ten minutes but I love it! I can understand someone finding the self-indulgence irritating but, as a fan of Refn, it's simply a feast. The blocking here is out of this world, which you can see in every single frame, of which has obviously had 100% effort put into it; literally every frame of this is carefully lit (very neon-orientated) and phenomenally blocked...it's surprising that something this clearly staged is so hypnotic from start to finish. Cliff Martinez once again blows me away with the music; he manages to create with some of his best work here, and Cliff's score combined with the gorgeous cinematography is impressive and entrancing, as it accompanies a limited yet still engaging plot both on and off the surface, with major help from a fantastic Miles Teller, who plays a very unique and morally ambigious protagonist.
Mesmerising television. If you are wondering why I didn't rate it higher, you should know that 8 stars for me means I loved it; I certainly loved this and it looks like it's about to lead to something for the history books.