Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014)

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal u0026 a Whore: Directed by Khavn. With Tadanobu Asano, Brenda Mage, Elena Kazan, Nathalia Acevedo. When violence is the only life you know, will love save you or just unravel everything?

“u0026quot;Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal u0026amp; a Whoreu0026quot; is without the need for language and all the better for it. The storyu0026#39;s quite simple and right there in the title – a criminal and a whore are in love within this world where the grit and grime are made to feel almost comforting; fueled of course by sex, drugs, rock u0026#39;nu0026#39; roll and ultimately the tragedy that comes along at the end of it all. Itu0026#39;s a common story thatu0026#39;s been told many times through words, for better or worse in the cinematography department.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKhavn doesnu0026#39;t hold back in his love for this storyu0026#39;s setting, allowing the viewer to feel at home as he feels when he watches similar stories play out on-screen. The soundtrack is a slew of punk/pop-punk and different variations of the song u0026quot;Ruined Heartu0026quot; (made for the film, of course) and can really nestle the vieweru0026#39;s feelings from upbeat to somber, if they tend to be geared toward this style of music. The takeaway here isnu0026#39;t the story – God no – itu0026#39;s too common and going into this (or really many films of this genre) for the story is kind of a mistake. The story is more an excuse to give you these filthy yet tender set pieces, shot beautifully and with care, with physical montages from the actors, all set to invoke the affection for these insane moments in the lives of those who dwell in the criminal underbelly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMaybe Iu0026#39;m just in the minority here, but u0026quot;Ruined Heartu0026quot; was so warm and easy to grasp. Iu0026#39;ve watched it on many rainy days now and it still hasnu0026#39;t fallen out of style for me. If this review reaches no one, Iu0026#39;d at least like to thank everyone who participated in the making of this film. Youu0026#39;ve given me something dear.”