Review of Irreversible (2002) by Will D — 12 Feb 2012

A cold blooded revenge movie... with a happy ending?

Irreversible can be described in two words: unique and disturbing. The way the film plays out is in reverse sequence and shot in a continuous-like motion (at times, it disorientates to add to the disturbing atmosphere), which suits the film perfect since we learn more about the the characters' motivations rather than having it all straightforward (which could've rendered this film as a generic revenge piece).

Which also means instead of saving the worst case scenarios for the end, they are thrown in right at the beginning. It takes an odd turning when everything goes calm in the second half after what we've been through the first. But we go further into details that make what you saw before even more sorry for yourself.

One person to note: Thomas Bangalter, one half of Daft Punk, does a fantastic score to add to this movie, which further proves he's more than one of the best talents in electronic music. I heard the duo were going to score Tron Legacy, and then found out that Bangalter had already done scoring with this movie, one of the reasons why I decided to pick it up.

If you're going to watch this, this film is definitely not for the squeamish, particularly so for a loss of a star. I can say it's a great movie, but not something I'd watch on favorable repeated viewings.