Revenge

Name: Revenge
Genre: Action, Thriller, Horror
Released: May 11, 2018
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 81
Cast: Avant Strangel, Guillaume Bouchède, Kevin Janssens, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Vincent Colombe

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Universal acclaim based on 23 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 134 Ratings

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Neon | Release Date: May 11, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Avant Strangel, Guillaume Bouchède, Kevin Janssens, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Vincent Colombe

Summary: Jen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly––and viciously––intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for herJen (Matilda Lutz) is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend which is suddenly disrupted when his sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly––and viciously––intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead. Unfortunately for her assailants, Jen survives and reemerges with a relentless, wrathful intent: revenge.… Expand

Director: Coralie Fargeat

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 108 min

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April Wolfe

May 10, 2018

In other hands, this film could go kitsch, could all be a big joke, but Fargeat directs Lutz like no other Rambo-style action hero before her. Read full review

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Britt Hayes

Mar 27, 2018

Just when you thought rape-revenge movies had nothing left to say (if they even had anything to say in the first place), along comes Revenge — which transcends mere cleverness with a thoughtful, challenging approach to a worn-out concept. Read full review

Katie Walsh

May 10, 2018

This rape revenge story swaps points of view, but it doesn't break the mold. The characters, archetypes and beats are familiar, which allows Fargeat to play with symbolism in a bold, pointed manner. Read full review

David Rooney

Mar 27, 2018

This is a rape retaliation thriller both tautly controlled and wildly over-the-top, executed with flashy style, sly visual humor and a subversive feminist sensibility. Read full review

David Edelstein

May 11, 2018

Revenge inverts the gutbucket revenge genre without transcending it. That said, why should men have all the fun? The movie is like Ladies’ Night at a sleaze-o bar. Read full review

A.O. Scott

May 9, 2018

Revenge leaves a lurid, punchy afterimage, an impression somewhere between righteous delight and quivering revulsion. It’s both a challenge and a calling card, in which Ms. Fargeat at once exposes what’s wrong with her chosen genre and demonstrates her mastery of it. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

May 8, 2018

Right when I was ready to resign myself to the thought that Revenge simply started too strong to maintain itself, Fargeat brought me back from the brink with a tense labyrinthine conclusion making use of its locale and blood as plot propulsion. Read full review

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Greyhoundes

Sep 6, 2020

**** men. they deserve nothing and women and perfect and should destroy all men

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rbollhorn

Sep 17, 2018

A tightly constructed suspense thriller with a female protagonist that would make Ellen Ripley jealous.

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Creeper3455

May 13, 2018

Hey,guys. So,given the fact that I had nothing to do on Sunday,I decided to watch the movie 'Revenge',the independent R-Rated movie from Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat.
I was curious to see this movie right after seeing an ad on Instagram and I was interested in it,especially given theHey,guys. So,given the fact that I had nothing to do on Sunday,I decided to watch the movie 'Revenge',the independent R-Rated movie from Writer/Director Coralie Fargeat.
I was curious to see this movie right after seeing an ad on Instagram and I was interested in it,especially given the rating. And in my opinion,Revenge is a movie whose R-Rating is used in the most graphic and violent way that not even the Tarantino movies would try to do. Not a single frame from this straight-forward plot gets consumed without something splatting its way out of someone's body with the most ridiculous amount of g...Oil Splatter I've ever seen,It could probably make someone check out in the first 20-25 Minutes. This does also have the look and feel of an independent movie,but whenever an action sequence would pop-up,it feels like an American production all of a sudden,and if I said ''straight-forward'' with the plot,it's because sometimes I didn't find myself invested with the plot,already knowing what was going to happen. Although every one of those men gets enough writing to the point to where you're scared of what is this character going to do next. Speaking of the acting,I feel like this should've been Matilda Lutz's first role instead of Rings. She manages to encapsulate the total badassery that every action hero should get. Probably one that I didn't see a long time ago (like Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2). Overall,this is a pretty enjoyable R-Rated action movie,that will be able to please everyone wanting some Oil Splattering moments here and there for the entire picture.
It's my favourite action movie of 2018 so far,that's for sure.… Expand

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amheretojudge

May 14, 2018

it wasn't supposed to go this way..

Revenge The technical aspects oozes raw gut-wrenching man-to-man action that one may assume is familiar with, but definitely not like this, for make-up artist, choreography and cinematography in here is mesmerizing as well as cringe worthy. The writingit wasn't supposed to go this way..

Revenge

The technical aspects oozes raw gut-wrenching man-to-man action that one may assume is familiar with, but definitely not like this, for make-up artist, choreography and cinematography in here is mesmerizing as well as cringe worthy. The writing is not something out-of-the-box which the makers were aware of, henceforth directing all their big guns to the screenplay and fine detailing of the characters and the world they reside in. Coralie Fargeat is the real gem of this feature whose brilliant screenplay and execution skills; despite of her debut as a director for a major motion feature, is utterly beautiful, thought-provoking and metaphorical. The performance is the only branch that is undergrown than its surrounding, having said that the work that went behind it is genuinely appreciative if not effective by Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz. Revenge is; contrary to all the ruffled visuals and the core premise, a poetic feature that breeds the essential queries and answers with bold unflinching statements that justifies the action like never before.… Expand

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wevertonaguiiar

May 21, 2018

Coralie Fargeat quer que subestimemos Jen, descartando-a como um brinquedo do seu amante. Ela quer que superestimemos Richard como um potencial cavaleiro de armadura brilhante, e Stan como a encarnação do puro mal chamando a tiros. Mas nada disso é verdade. Jen pode lidar consigo mesma,Coralie Fargeat quer que subestimemos Jen, descartando-a como um brinquedo do seu amante. Ela quer que superestimemos Richard como um potencial cavaleiro de armadura brilhante, e Stan como a encarnação do puro mal chamando a tiros. Mas nada disso é verdade. Jen pode lidar consigo mesma, Richard pode revelar suas tendências sociopatas, e Stan pode ser empurrado para um canto para ser verbal e fisicamente abusado por alguém em uma posição de força que é tão psicologicamente ameaçador quanto é para aqueles que ele acredita existir para servi-lo. Eu só queria que o restante do filme não esquecesse a sensação de intriga em camadas elaboradas. Porque se a Fargeat puder sustentar a complexidade visual e narrativa desses dois suportes ao longo do seu próximo filme, fiquem de olho.… Expand

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BadIdeas

May 17, 2018

Ignore the paid reviewers, and the "it empowers wahmen" reviewers. This is bad movie. It starts out decent, I can see potential, then it just gets stupid. Incredibly stupid. I found out the writer and director are the same person, which explains how a pump shotgun was being referred to andIgnore the paid reviewers, and the "it empowers wahmen" reviewers. This is bad movie. It starts out decent, I can see potential, then it just gets stupid. Incredibly stupid. I found out the writer and director are the same person, which explains how a pump shotgun was being referred to and used as a scoped rifle, despite being loaded with shells. It also explains how any number of stupid things are done as they make no sense. I suspect the writer/director has never gone camping in her life, or ever handled a firearm. I feel dumber having watched most of the movie. In the end I just gave up because it was a gore-fest with no redeeming plot, but a lot of shots that were added purely for "artistic" value or to pound the foreshadowing into the viewer's head with the subtlety of repeated blows from a sledgehammer.

Since the writer/director may actually read this. Here is some advice. Cut the BS political message. You can have a strong female lead, but don't make an utterly moronic plot in order to depict an otherwise stupid girl as some sort of hero. Cut the foreshadowing/artistic shots. Just get rid of them if you can't make it subtle. Films can be artistic, but sacrificing actual plot for gratuitous artistic shots is bad film making. You should be asking yourself "how does this forward the plot?" If the answer is "it doesn't", then don't include it. Don't actually make a movie until you have ironed out the improbabilities and impossibilities. I am not a idiot, and you shouldn't be making movies for idiots. It is both immersion breaking and insulting when the audience is supposed to buy into something utterly stupid. Cut the blood/gore. In fact I suggest not making movies that use it at all, since you clearly don't know how to use blood/gore. It isn't something you throw into a scene to hide the fact the scene is crap. All you are doing is making bloody/gorey crap. Blood should be used like punctuation. You don't write with 15 exclamation marks on every line, and you shouldn't use blood excessively where it doesn't need to be used. There, I have given you career advancing advice, you can thank me later in life when you realize I am write. Oh, I have friends in the film industry, and I tell them when their films are crap too.… Expand

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alekim8999999

Jul 1, 2019

Lo peor, si te gusta el gore, ve otra pelicula. Imposible disfrutar una película que solo esta ahi como pelicula de moda hipster y alternativa para presumir de un "particular" y "sofisticado" cine de nicho. Si eres de los que se conforman solo con ver situaciones ridículas y un absurdo queLo peor, si te gusta el gore, ve otra pelicula. Imposible disfrutar una película que solo esta ahi como pelicula de moda hipster y alternativa para presumir de un "particular" y "sofisticado" cine de nicho. Si eres de los que se conforman solo con ver situaciones ridículas y un absurdo que llega a lastimar, esta película es para ti. Un insulto al buen gusto y al entretenimiento que no te toma como estúpido.El cine B tiene tremendas joyas disfrutables, esta no lo es.… Expand

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