Very strong debut film by Dario Argento. His vision and sense of style is so clear with this film, establishing trademarks that can be found in all its successors. This is one of my all-time favorite murder/mystery/serial killer film as well as my favorite Argento film (although I haven't seen all of them yet) even surpassing Suspiria, his most well-known film.From beginning to end he really captures the audience using impressive mood-control. Every scene is like an abstract piece of art, captivating from every angle. It is quite an attractive film. I love the soundtrack…very spookily avant-garde. The acting is a little unusual but not in a believable/unbelievable way; just more of a stylistic feature. The plot is much more complete than some of his others that receive complaint of being too holey and the ending delivers a well done twist.
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