Reviews

There are those who's whole attention is drawn to the two graphic depictions of sex and violence within this film and those that see the genius within the whole story. This is not simply a story of revenge but in fact a real time experiment in the use of time as blatantly stated by the book read by Monica Belucci's character towards the end, 'An Experiment with Time' by J.W. Dunne. The audience is engaged both emotionally and physically by the controversial scenes and then slowly healed (at various points I heard the audience laughing at the light-hearted dialogue). The controversial scenes are also used to to show the weight of emotion that can be elicited from an individual and help us experience the rage and anger that lies within us all. Noe also shows us how complacent and desensitized we have become to screen violence by depicting a realistic scene and showing us the real horror of these situations.

As a whole, the film is structurally, narratively and visually stunning, with one industry insider stating that the credits alone deserved a prize. Having seen 'Irreversible at the competition screening I can say that the only thing that disgusted me was the amount of people who walked out. It seems that alot of people only pay lip service when it comes to being serious about film and film making and once the glitz and glamour have worn off find the ride to tough to handle.

If you think that you are intelligent, open-minded and can tell the difference between art and real life then see this film; you may have to re-examine your place in the herd!

This is film making at its best and unmissable.

I remember at the time of its showing in England that this series, for me at least, was the highlight of my TV week. It was one of the most quirky, hilarious and deadpan comedies I have had the pleasure of watching. Guancarlo Esposito was terrific as the new arrival at the Bakersfield P.D. station.His bewilderment at the events that occurred and the characters encountered was something that I'm sure any David Lynch fan would have thoroughly enjoyed. I cannot believe that it only ran for one series! Take consolation that little secrets like these are still out there waiting to be rediscovered.

Like many before I was loathe to see this film after hearing about the soundtrack in relation to the Medieval setting. But was I ever wrong! No-one had told me that this film was a full on comedy and after seeing it I now understand.

I haven't enjoyed a film like this for a long time, and I was surprised to see that the director/writer/producer was not British. The majority of the cast are British (Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Mark Addy to name but a few)which would explain why the accents were so realistic and there are also alot of Football (real not American) related gags which are just hilarious.

To compare this to 'Braveheart' or 'Robinhood Prince of thieves' would be like comparing 'Roxanne' to 'Cyrano'. The film didn't have any pretensions besides being thrilling and funny, which it succeeds in doing on both counts and there was no need to suspend belief as it is a well known fact in Britain that 'We Will Rock You' is an old 13th century ballad that Queen did a cover version of!

All-in all I think this film is definitely going on my 'to buy' list as it is just well executed/produced/written/acted side-splitting, entertainment