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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. D.M. Palmer Vague Visages. As Irréversible works its way back to the beginning, the frame stabilises. But this proves illusory, forcing viewers to...
May 22, 2002 · Irreversible: Directed by Gaspar Noé. With Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon. Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in an underpass tunnel.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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- 2002-05-22
Jul 8, 2023 · Irréversible, a story recounted backward, is sometimes hailed as a masterpiece, yet it’s not at all enjoyable. Its egregious portrayal of sexual violence (told in a 9-minute uncomfortable sequence) is so revolting that it drew a mixed response from viewers and critics.
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I'd call Irréversible a successful combination of ancient, rough exploitation and modern art-house film-making. The brutality portrayed here is typical for the euro-shock cinema but the stylish shooting lifts it up to Cannes Festival material.
The film holds an approval rating of 58% based on 124 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 6.10/10. The website's critics' consensus states: "Though well-filmed, Irréversible feels gratuitous in its extreme violence."
Feb 18, 2003 · Gaspar Noé’s controversial Irréversible shares the former’s flair for cruelty and the latter’s reverse storytelling but its stylistic excesses are just that. Curiously, it’s not the film’s grueling, near-suffocating first half that will shock audiences as much as its lazy second half, when this glorified snuff film de-evolves into a ...
