| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"...challenging, horrific viewing for anyone, and quite controversial." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...it is unflinchingly honest about the crime of rape." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"You won't see anything remotely like it this year." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"If you feel sick watching Irréversible, it won't be because of stale popcorn." more... |
D |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"It's hard to imagine a more unpleasant film than Irréversible..." more... |
D+ |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...little more than Hollywood hard-core extremism." more... |
D+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Truthfully, it's all incredibly boring." more... |
F |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...ultimately forgettable." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...disturbingly unforgettable." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Irreversible means to knock you for a loop. It does." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann |
"...punishing..." more... |
D+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"...not a film that can be dismissed or easily put out of mind once experienced." more... |
B |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...without an episode to develop character, Noe (director) can't really finesse the 180-degree transition to show how a single event can irrevocably transform lives." more... |
C |
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