not horrible nor great

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Essentially, "Revenge" is nothing more than "I Spit On Your Grave IV." A bunch of bad guys get their comeuppance from a young lady seeking revenge. This film, though, had more blood in it than a Midwest slaughter house at Chrismastime. Boy, was it gory.And unbelievable. There are some things you'll see that just wouldn't pan out in real life, but this is the movies, right? Where the unbelievable happens? Like the SONY logo says: Make. Believe.I believe I saw the unrated version. If it wasn't then I guess the R rated one left all the nasty bits intact, which is surprising because censor boards have been known to blacklist films with this much violence. If you're a fan of L'Intereur, I Spit On Your Grave, Ichi The Killer, Martyrs, Irreversible, etc., you won't be disappointed.

Revenge is a modern French exploitation of many films that came before. I Spit On Your Grave, Ms. 45, and Martyrs are on full display here as we get an ever explosive rape/revenge film with hemoglobin to spare.The pros here are the locales, cinematography, and score. Visually, this film is a sight to behold. Gritty and picturesque in the same measure makes for a breathtaking experience. While a French venture, this film feels more akin to an Australian exploitation film. The rocky, golden landscape appears straight from a 70's ozploitation cannon. The score is retrograde in the ways of John Carpenter and Tangerine Dream. Synth driven melancholic themes that drive each scene and character. Paired with the lighting and camera work, it makes for a nostalgic experience.The cons: The cast did the best they could ever achieve with the script. At the end of the day, there's not a likeable character in the bunch. Sure, we rally for the raped and abused heroine in the end, but even she isn't a ray of sunshine. A mistress at best, we're forced to identity with the "other woman." Not to say she isn't sympathetic and strong, but it takes a complete suspension of disbelief and prolonged development of "revenge," that by the time we back her up to end the nightmare, it's so over the top that it doesn't matter anymore. The runtime is a factor. A lean hour and twenty minutes would suffice. However, we're treated to extended nightmare sequences, hunting/cover up scenes, and an over the top ending with lots of gore, but no logic. Overall, Revenge is a modern take on classic rape/revenge films of the 70's and early 80's. While bloody and well photographed, the long runtime and the lack of a relatable lead and subsequent characters makes for a familiar road that's been traveled better, long before.

At the beginning everything seems normal and the storyline it's not the best but if you compare it to some blockbusters it may be even better. Now, I know it's a B movie and you should expect flaws and that's Ok but at least you must believe in some way it's happening. Let me point some ridiculous events on this movie.After been impaled on a small dry tree setting herself free after burning it it seems very lucky. The amount of blood trace she left it seems like she doesn't run out of it. Walk barefoot in the desert like she owns it. She healed herself with a beer can, this one is the bomb: she heated it and used it to seal up the front wound, what about the one at the back????? And after that the beer brand engraved beautifully in her belly.It's like Rambo meets John McLain meets predator.

Like a child's fantasy, ok, she burns herself off a log she's impaled on having fallen over 100ft. She then uses a shotgun with an unlimited zoom lens to hit dead on target from over 300 yards?? Come on! Entertaining but entirely stupid.