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Irreversible

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Irreversible

Albert Dupontel, Jean-Louis Costes, Jo Prestia, Monica Bellucci, Mourad Khima

After a fight with her coked-up boyfriend Marcus, Alex leaves a party to go home. She never gets there; instead she's raped in a desolate tunnel. Her angry boyfriend, and her buddy Pierre decide to ta...( read more  read more... )ke justice into their own hands and hunt down the rapist themselves.

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  • SirPant
    September 30, 2009
    SirPant
    Hard to watch in places due to the experimental cinematography, hard to watch in places due to the graphic and horrific rape and violence. I know that's not much of a recommendation but this is a powerful film with superb acting, direction and story and is not to be missed or mis...( read more)understood!
  • 76Majikat
    June 26, 2009
    76Majikat
    Told in the tradition of that in "Memento" i.e the storyline is played backwards, the film opens with a very visually dark scene accompanied by a pretty bizarre sound (that's still running through my head!! ha ha), along with some very dizzy filming, the viewer isn't particularly...( read more) aware of what is going on straight away, but within the first couple of scenes the storyline developes and of course you are intrigued to know, how it all began.

    The married couple, Cassel and Bellucci are great together on screen in this unique, bizarre and very entertaining film. One scene in particular is very daring and controversial.

    Another great performance from Cassel who seems to manage to express every emotion possible throughout the process of the film.
  • garyX
    June 12, 2009
    garyX
    A young woman is brutally raped in a subway tunnel provoking huge discussions between beret wearing chin strokers as to whether or not it's art. This film is most definitely well acted, particularly I'd have to say by Monica Belucci who I never really considered a great actress b...( read more)efore, but she is totally believable which is why the ordeal she endures is even more difficult to stomach. The rape scene is truly horrific; I genuinely believe that sensationalism was not the aim, and its brutal realism is almost unbearable. But what of the rest of the film? The story is told in reverse, but I couldn't really see the reason why beyond disguising the minimality of the plot. Were we supposed to be MORE horrified by what we'd seen after we'd gotten to know some personal details about the victim? That makes little sense in the context of a film where realism rather than manipulation is supposed to be the key to the reaction to what we are seeing. I do believe that there was a point to making this film beyond commercial shock value, but whatever the message was, it is lost in a morbid sea of erratic camera movements and sexual violence. I could just as easily dismiss any attempts at intellectualizing it and just describe it as Cloverfield with rape instead of a monster. When I was at art college, a fellow student decided to illustrate the horror of rape, and how he chose to do it was draw, well, a rape. We thought it was a powerful and challenging piece of work at the time, but now I look back I see it was rather naive and immature to the point where it could be construed as another form of dumbing down; as if witnessing the act itself is the only way a viewer could understand that "rape is bad". This film reminded me of that illustration. It is easy to illicit a gut reaction; the job of art is to provoke thought. In that, this film fails. The sensation is rather more like having your nose rubbed in somebody else's filth.
  • flixsterman
    March 7, 2009
    flixsterman
    Standard tale of vengeance told in a VERY non-standard way. The film begins with an ending and ends with a beginning. As a result, you're confronted with the brutality of revenge before you've experienced the motive behind it.

    Irreversible is an ingenious bit of film-...( read more)making that manages to be both cerebral and, at times, unrelentingly violent. A fantastic film that I never, never, never want to see again.
  • Stinger839
    December 8, 2008
    Stinger839
    This is a hypnotic film utterly self-contained and deserving of the proclamation as genius.

    I was skeptical of this film, as I am skeptical of any movie that uses rape to sensationalize itself and gain publicity. Most films like that, the rape scene is the only decent part and t...( read more)he rest of the film is dreck. Well, this whole film is just astonishing, blinding, and mind-warping.

    The camerawork had me in a trance state, and it is some of the most amazing cinematography I've seen in ANY recent film. For people who clearly do not know anything about film technique and openly admit that with their negative reviews of the cinematography: this isn't the handheld crap you gobble up at the box office, you just think that because you think "oh camera's moving and that means they mustn't have bothered setting up the shot", when actually these are some of the most cleverly coordinated sequences in film history.

    I love the reverse linear implemented here, as it really drives home the film's spoken point: "Time ruins everything".

    There is NO excuse for anyone serious about film not to view this entire work.

    Hot Gay Sex commentary: another one on the list wherein the hot gay sex is a minor detail in a large shock/exploitation plot centered on rape. Still, the third scene of the film is entirely set in an uber butch leather/BDSM sex den, and features some quite memorable snippets, especially the guy begging to get fisted. There's also loads of male frontal nudity here - something Americans know next to nothing about.

    "So Fucked Up" highlight: Bashing in the guy's face - it's one of the greater special effects achievements in history; it's HOW ONE DOES practical and CG together.
  • mirabella1996
    January 2, 2010
    mirabella1996
    Sorry!
    I just could not get into this film (& I LOVE disturbing/bizarre/horror etc).
    I just could not get into the heads of any of the characters. I don't know....maybe you have to be a guy to appreciate it?
  • LTAlan
    December 27, 2009
    LTAlan
    WOW....there are no other words to describe this film. I have seen many films with graphic,violent scenes, but never did i feel weird watching them. This film managed to get to my guts.

    The story, cinematography, acting, directing, it is all done to perfection. Right from the ...( read more)beginning your jaw drops and it stays open until the end. The narrative structure is the first thing that makes this film unique. In addition, the transition between each scene is just fantastic. This makes the movie flow smoothly even though the scenes are full of tension. And this only makes you want to keep watching.

    Anyway, this is a must see for any one over 18+, but only if you dare.
  • jamesdjones
    December 26, 2009
    jamesdjones
    Brilliant film. the one shot camera techniques were very good, also the realistic violence was outstanding.
  • Dracula787
    December 25, 2009
    Dracula787
    Discussions of irreversible always seem to begin with a stern warning that it?s extreme violence is not for everyone, followed by a lengthy discussion about its reverse chronology. Everything I?d heard lead me to believe that this is an astonishingly polarizing film that will ei...( read more)ther have you walking out or in love with it, yet oddly I had a decidedly indifferent reaction to the whole thing. Part of the problem my simply be that most of it had been spoiled for me. The basic story and structure is the film?s strong point, there?s the frame of a good movie and most of the acting is excellent. However, the film?s first half is undone by a ridiculous camera style that makes Paul Greengrass look like fricken Ozu. I also found Gasper Noe?s effort to depicted the seediest of urban underbellies he possibly could to be unconvincing and juvenile.
  • eryri
    December 17, 2009
    eryri
    French movie of revenge told in reverse which in itself is original and unique. The camera angles that the director incorporates can get a little bit disorientating at times but you'll get used to it. The main talking points which make this movie so unforgettable are the 2 extrem...( read more)e acts we witness. One has a man being repeatedly smashed in the face with a fire extinguisher and the other is an infamous long, harrowing and traumatic 9 minute rape sequence which will unsettle and sicken you and will make some of you switch off. It's a difficult movie to watch given the subject matter so it's not to be recommended to everybody. Definitely not for the faint hearted.
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