Interesting enough horror/thriller, with Argento's usual disregard for logic. Not as mind-numbingly dumb as his "Trauma" or "Bird With Absurd Illogic" (sorry, I meant "Bird With Crystal Plummage"), but the film has its share of absurdity.
First of all, the film's 4th corpse is totally ACCIDENTALLY lead into the (first) murderer's house by a dog who just happened to have attacked her - of all people, and chased her to the said house. It's already silly enough that a woman would just happen to be chased by a dog into a serial killer's home, but to have that woman know the writer whom the killer is imitating - that is just too ridiculous. Towards the end, I was starting to suspect that the writer is the (second) murderer, and I must say, while that is a (more-or-less) unique twist, it doesn't do the movie's logic any justice; to have an initial murderer and then have another person use the situation and murder as well - well, that's just too stupid. It's also far too coincidental that the writer had killed in his youth, and that he would come into a connection with a serial killer later in his life. What are the odds of that? But I wouldn't ask Argento that question. His appreciation of statistics and odds is probably just as low as his appreciation of logic. A thing I noticed in Argento's movies: the soundtrack, though original and interesting, in many scenes doesn't fit the action and sometimes doesn't even fit the genre.
First of all, the film's 4th corpse is totally ACCIDENTALLY lead into the (first) murderer's house by a dog who just happened to have attacked her - of all people, and chased her to the said house. It's already silly enough that a woman would just happen to be chased by a dog into a serial killer's home, but to have that woman know the writer whom the killer is imitating - that is just too ridiculous. Towards the end, I was starting to suspect that the writer is the (second) murderer, and I must say, while that is a (more-or-less) unique twist, it doesn't do the movie's logic any justice; to have an initial murderer and then have another person use the situation and murder as well - well, that's just too stupid. It's also far too coincidental that the writer had killed in his youth, and that he would come into a connection with a serial killer later in his life. What are the odds of that? But I wouldn't ask Argento that question. His appreciation of statistics and odds is probably just as low as his appreciation of logic. A thing I noticed in Argento's movies: the soundtrack, though original and interesting, in many scenes doesn't fit the action and sometimes doesn't even fit the genre.