Fear X (2003)
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident, Harry, prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder.
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What critics compared Fear X to
On the Side: Refn’s 2003 film Fear X, which many have already compared Only God Forgives to, ended up bankrupting his production company.
From his hard-hitting debut Pusher, via the creepy Fear X, the violent machismo of Bronson and the mythical savagery of Valhalla Rising, Winding Refn has been exploring various facets of the male identity.
Each of his movies has been a spiral into a black hole of despair, self-loathing, and/or nightmares, including the oft-imitated and eventually remade Pusher series (check out Luis Prieto’s Pusher), and the little-seen but very well-received Fear X, a descent into horror starring John Turturro that has become a cult favorite among the Fangoria set.
He has tested audience limits in such earlier films as Pusher, Fear X, Valhalla Rising, Bronson and, more recently and broadly, with Drive (witness the skull-crushing brutality of that film’s notorious elevator scene).
Refn’s best films and worst films (“Fear X,” “Valhalla Rising”) share one key feature, which he identifies as “fetish.”
This success has been only slightly marred by a handful of far-less-favored works including Fear X (2003) and Only God Forgives (2013) starring Ryan Gosling.
The Films of Nicolas Winding Refn Pusher Bleeder Fear X With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II I'm the Angel of Death: Pusher III Bronson Valhalla Rising Drive (September 29/11) Based on the novel by James Sallis, Drive follows a nameless stuntman/getaway driver (Ryan Gosling) as he finds himself embroiled in an increasingly deadly scenario involving a beautiful neighbor (Carey Mulligan's Irene), her volatile husband (Oscar Isaac's Standard), and a vicious mobster (Albert Brooks' Bernie).