Gaspar Noé’s controversial IRRÉVERSIBLE screens tonight at midnight at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema
IRRÉVERSIBLE (Gaspar Noé, 2002)
Landmark Sunshine
143 East Houston St.
Saturday, March 26, $10, 12 midnight
212-330-8182
www.landmarktheatres.com
www.marsfilms.com
Gaspar Noé’s controversial film, starring husband and wife Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci, is an assault on the eyes, the ears, and good taste. Some critics were so offended by the film, which includes a horribly sadistic and bloody killing as well as a horribly sadistic nine-minute rape scene, that they “awarded” it zero stars in their reviews. The swirling, fast-moving handheld camerawork and thumping score of the early club scene will leave you breathless, dizzy, and freaked out. The rape scene might just drive you out of the theater. There’s no way we can recommend this film, although there are many aspects to it that are fascinating.