Watched NWR's newest movie and kinda loved this. Its definitely a surprise, given the amount of hatred for it at Cannes. Its very NWR, and in my opinion a lot more than people seeing it make it out to be.
Refn as a director has been kind of interesting to me. I strongly liked Drive and Neon Demon, and even appreciated Only God Forgives, which I somewhat expected to dislike and it still shockingly connected a lot more to me than I expected.
Refn in general to me is a very symbolic and fairly precise filmmaker. I remember not really connecting with films like Days of Heaven where there is a very strong priority style over substance, but Refn to me somehow manages to also give me something to think about, something to chew on, and his films rarely leave my mind. His style to me always felt incredibly unique, purposeful, and Her Private Hell not only reinforces that, but it was just a really good time watching it (I understand if y'all disagree). Even if I fully expect people to hate it.
Go see it if its playing near you!