Argento's direction counts for a lot and the murder scenes are inevitably highlights of the film. Despite some cheesy special effects work (done by Carlo Rombaldi, so I'll forgive him) and some misogynistic dialogue, it hasn't really dated all that badly. Having seen and loved this film many years ago, I decided to check it out again recently to see how it holds up. Argento truly earns his nickname of the 'Italian Hitchcock' with this movie, which the maestro would have been proud of himself. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10 Argento's giallo classicĭario Argento's exhilarating suspense thriller has all the ingredients you could wish for in a giallo: a sinister black-gloved killer, a dogged lead investigating a series of grisly murders, elaborate murder set-pieces, grand locations, a pervading and oppressively mysterious atmosphere and style to spare. So don't let kids or your grandmother see this film! In fact, if you don't like gore, don't even watch it yourself.though it is a pretty cool film! The killings are VERY vivid and nasty-really, really nasty.

A guy is escaping and all the cops are shooting at him at practically point-blank range-and keep missing him! This is ridiculous, but did also set up the scene for a great death by another means (YUCK-and I mean YUCK!!!)! I would have had the cops shooting from MUCH farther away-then the scene would have made sense.īy the way, this is a VERY bloody and visceral film. The second complaint is VERY minor and that's near the end. Fortunately, in Argento's next film, 'Suspiria', the music is no longer an issue and the film works better. Sure, it was the 1970s, but still-it just didn't fit the mood-particularly during the tense scene where Hemmings is climbing along a ledge. The music, at times, was very, very annoying-loud and inappropriate for the film. The script is also quite good and I have no complaints except for two problems. It does a really great job of setting a scary and tense mood-a trademark of many of Dario Argento's films. What is that picture and is it something that would lead to the killer's identity? And, what is Hemmings to do when he thinks that the murderer is trying to kill him as well? He is determined to investigate the crime himself-especially since between the time he first entered the apartment and left, a picture disappeared. Soon after, the woman is very brutally killed and her boyfriend (David Hemmings) finds her. However, the demonstration is disrupted when she begins reading homicidal thoughts-thoughts that freak her out completely. She apparently is able to read the thoughts of others-and does so to everyone's amazement. A lady psychic is doing a demonstration before a large group of folks. Reviewed by MartinHafer 8 / 10 Genuinely tense and scary

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