Argento reportedly doesn't care much for this picture, but that shouldn't stop the rest of us from enjoying its twisty tale.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 16, 2021

The film is an entertaining and involving reminder of why Argento has long been recognized as one of the masters of the giallo thriller.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 5, 2020

Argento tamps down his more extreme stylist instincts to fashion a somewhat more conventional mystery, albeit with unconventional characters.

| Aug 3, 2018

The casting is spot-on.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 26, 2018

Argento is quoted as saying this wasn't his favorite film creation. Well, never mind that. I like Malden and Franciscus and it's fun watching them fight for justice in an Italian murder mystery.

| Original Score: C+ | Jan 24, 2018

The film's 9 disparate leads will eventually be synthesised, but on the way there are a lot of blind alleys, false trails & red herrings, as much obscuring as revealing the solution in a manner that recalls the parable of the blind men & an elephant.

| Jan 8, 2018

For all of Argento's virtuosity, he's no master of suspense or even tension. He's a showman and a stylist and his set pieces are pulp art pieces...

| Dec 16, 2017

A tall and slimmer Karl Malden stands out, but even with a rooftop chase, the conclusion and revelation are abrupt.

| Apr 18, 2012

| Original Score: B- | Mar 3, 2012

if it is Argento's weakest early effort, it is only because he was still trying to find his voice, experimenting with different techniques and gradually learning just how far he could push the envelope.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jun 15, 2011

Uncanny

| Nov 16, 2009

Italian 'giallo' thriller by horrormeister Dario Argento.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 17, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 20, 2005

...highly unlikely to appeal to anyone other than the most ardent Argento fan, and even those folks will be hard-pressed to find anything here worth embracing.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 23, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 12, 2005

| Original Score: 83/100 | May 13, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 25, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 30, 2003

Moderately effective, stylish early giallo from Argento

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 21, 2002

... through the employment of his visual technique, commonality is transformed into remarkable quality.

| Original Score: 83/100 | Jan 29, 2002