Review of Irreversible (2002) by Ricardo C — 13 Nov 2011
The most beautiful film ever made and simultaneously the ugliest. Visceral, graphic, saddening, horrific, and yet creative, personal, provocative and bewildering. Never have I seen a film whose philosophy has remained honest and poetic for such a long time, hinting at a timeless theme which Irreversible espouses.
At this point I guess I could call it my favorite film of all time, tied along with Vertigo. It retells the human condition in such a precise, exotic, unorthodox, unforgiving fashion and boasts necessarily untamed camerawork to aggravate your senses and have you experience concentrated fury in cinematic form.
It actually suspended my mind in a "experiencing roller coaster" state when I first saw it. Can't say I recommend it to the faint of heart as I've been reprimanded for showing it to friends before but if you've any interest in analysis of taboos and have the stomach for it I'd say give it a peek.
This review of Irreversible (2002) was written by Ricardo C on 13 Nov 2011.
Irreversible has generally received positive reviews.
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