Review of Reversal of Fortune (1990) by Paul Z — 10 Apr 2012

Tapping into the voyeurs and mystery enthusiasts in us all, Barbet Schroeder's bleakly funny, unshakably ambiguous docusatire is so intelligent and weirdly playful that its ability to tease and sway our alliances becomes the driving force of its effectiveness, mainly owing to Irons' ability to elusively hover between cadaverously stoic and oddly pathetic.