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Irreversible | Year: 2002 Classification: Foreign Film - Other Actors/Actresses: - Monica Bellucci - Vincent Cassel - Albert Dupontel Interesting,to say the least I can't deny that Irreversible is an interesting,intriguing film. It is definately original, and well put together.It also happens to include a scene of brutal violence,involving a man's head beaten down to the bones with a fire extinguisher, and an absolutely heart wrenching rape scene that lasts for something of 10 minutes, involving the gorgeous Monica Bellucci. I feel that the ULTRA violence is crucial to the way the film works, because, since the movie runs in reverse sequence,a la Memento, you start out with the bloody violent end, and "end" with the clean,pure,and happy beginning. That is one of the top reasons I praise this film; its ability to take you from a place so dark and sinister you couldn't even imagine, into a peacful world without blinking once, and losing its intensity.Also,I want to add that I can understand how some would be turned off by the heavy content of the rape scene, but don't go calling it gratituous,or revolting. Rape is a SERIOUS,SERIOUS crime, and I'm sick of it being glossed over in the movies.If you find it revolting,then don't pick a movie that deals with the subject.Seriously, people, it's time that rape was handled honestly in a film.Safe to say, this film achieves that to the max. Director Gaspar Noe masterfully creates a dark,creepy,sinister atmosphere through the use of lighting,soundtrack and nauseating camera shifts.The actors also seem very natural in their roles-it really doesn't feel like they're acting at all, which is the case with many European films of quality.Monica Bellucci is lovely and full of inexplicable,irresistible charm.Towards the end of the film, where you get to know these people prior to the horrific events that took place, you see a vivid portrait of a young couple.Vincent Cassel, who is Bellucci's real life husband, worked well alongside Monica as her boyfriend in the film.The film created a compelling,tender portrait of their relationship, making it all the more heart wrenching to think of the way things turned out.The film's reverse order workes perfectly, and I believe the film would not have achieved it's effect without this technique. All in all, I'll say that the latter,toned down parts towards the film's end do not pale at all in comparison to the film's brutal beginning.They're just different, putting it mildly.Another interesting prospect the film brings up through a series of hints, and silent gestures, is that perhaps all this horror was just imagined inside the female protagonist's head.Pretty to think so, ain't it? Irreversible is not for the squeamish, but if you're up for an interesting,altogether different film, see it once.I'm not going to call it a work of art, or claim it as life-changing.What it is, however, is a worthy, albeit challenging film that will leave you truly immersed in thought. Irresponsible I'm a veteran of shocking and disturbing cinema, and even I was a little nervous putting this disc into the machine. The things I'd read about this movie told me to expect a grueling experience -- heck, the dramatic opening credits nearly had me too intimidated to continue watching. But ultimately the story itself was too simplistic to be genuinely disturbing, and I was left wondering what the aims were of the film's creator, Gaspar Noe. This was the second Noe film I'd seen (I Stand Alone was the first) and I now suspect his ambition as a filmmaker is merely to become a notorious director of shocking material. My guess is that his creative technique consists solely of conjuring up a suckerpunch scene (in the case of Irreversible, there are two) and then throwing together sufficient character and plot to make the scene plausible. It's telling to me that the camera swirls and twists -- almost nauseatingly so -- throughout the whole of Irreversible, but only remains static in one scene (the excruciatingly long rape sequence), as though to suggest that this was the only scene that mattered, the only one worth framing properly. Noe is merely an exploitation filmmaker, view> Buy Irreversible at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Irreversible Search with the Priority Search Engine on Irreversible This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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