Revenge

Revenge (2017)★ 6.5/10

R · FR,BE · 108 min · September 10, 2017

  • Action
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller

Directed by: Coralie Fargeat

Written by: Coralie Fargeat

Never take your mistress on an annual guys' getaway, especially one devoted to hunting - a violent lesson for three wealthy married men.

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DDaniel_AdamsAugust 23, 2024
This movie's amazing cinematography, editing, and rich colors are impressive. The avant-garde music and highly stylized visuals make it stand out. It's graphic and violent, and the atmosphere is masterfully created. The montages and camera language were amazingly done, and the long takes were especially remarkable.
AAlecia_HuntAugust 23, 2024
The intro of this movie was already eye-catching. We knew the final showdown would be in a desert villa, but how they expanded the space and arranged everything was really powerful. This is a unique, well-made movie that's not just mindless entertainment.
AAndrew_PorterAugust 23, 2024
This is a movie embracing classic American violent aesthetics. It's like a sinfully delicious candy with a core of blood and violence while drizzled with sex and temptation. Don't bother searching for a coherent plot - the blood is the show's real star.
AAriella_GonzalezAugust 23, 2024
This movie has some cool concepts, but they're scattered and don't quite gel into a solid narrative. It's a bummer because it's got a solid feminist message, but those unfinished ideas kind of undermine it. Overall, it falls into that French splatter movie category that aims for something stylistic, which is more direct and raw than Julia Ducournau's stuff but rough and unfinished at the same time.
HHarrison_MosesAugust 23, 2024
The visuals are top-notch, with beautiful colors in the house and amazing lighting effects in the caves. The film doesn't rely on narration to tell the story but uses these "tracks" to show the male lead moving around the house, setting up places for the chase scenes later on.
KKyle_SchaeferAugust 23, 2024
This movie is intense and almost overwhelming, with super close-up shots of the characters that make you feel like you're right there with them. It's got a plot that's kind of like "I Spit on Your Grave," with a lot of violence, blood, and even some sexual and naked scenes. But the storyline is a bit weird, with things happening that don't make a lot of sense like they're just trying to trick you.
JJuan_WhiteheadAugust 23, 2024
I was completely captivated right from the moment the female lead woke up. I just went with the flow of the director's vision without even thinking about it. Watching this bloody, brainless movie at night is so satisfying, and the characters' goofy moments really add a hilarious touch.
LLu_SommerAugust 26, 2024
A cinematografia, a edição e as cores incríveis desse filme são impressionantes. A música vanguardista e os visuais altamente estilizados fazem com que a obra se destaque. É gráfico e violento, e a atmosfera é criada com maestria. As montagens e a linguagem da câmera foram feitas de maneira espetacular, e os planos gerais são dignos de nota.
BBert_StevensAugust 26, 2024
A introdução desse filme já chamava a atenção. Sabíamos que o confronto final seria em uma vila no deserto, mas a forma como eles expandiram o espaço e organizaram tudo foi realmente poderosa. É um filme único e bem feito que vai além do puro entretenimento.
BBrett_StanleyAugust 26, 2024
Esse é um filme que abraça a estética violenta clássica americana. É como um doce pecaminosamente delicioso com um núcleo de sangue e violência repleto de sexo e tentação. Não se preocupe em procurar um enredo coerente; o sangue é o verdadeiro protagonista.
PPaula-rainAugust 26, 2024
Esse filme tem alguns conceitos interessantes, mas eles estão dispersos e não se transformam em uma narrativa sólida. É uma chatice porque tem uma mensagem feminista forte, mas essas ideias inacabadas meio que prejudicam a mensagem. No geral, ele se enquadra naquela categoria de filme francês que busca algo estilístico, que seja mais direto e bruto do que o material de Julia Ducournau, mas ao mesmo tempo rústico e inacabado.
BBertram_YoungAugust 26, 2024
Os visuais são de alta qualidade, com lindas cores na casa e efeitos de iluminação incríveis nas cavernas. O filme não depende de narração para contar a história, mas usa esse recurso para mostrar o protagonista se movimentando pela casa, o que prepara os locais para as cenas de perseguição posteriores.

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