A great read, Chris. Many thanks.
Is it that good, do we think?
Is it?
I mean it's a fantastic opening, the first ten minutes or so. You feel like you've been in a boxing ring with Ali...and your hands tied behind your back.
And after that, well there's a couple or three decent set pieces, and a whole load of pretty poor film making, isn't there?
Plot, character development, who needs it? Well, if we had 90 minutes which were on and off as exhilarating as the opening, fair enough, it'd be unnecessary. But the film's reputation, as with much Argento, is built on a few set pieces stringing together quite a lot of not very much.
Having said all that, I wouldn't be without it in my collection, and the Synapse release will be snapped up as soon as it appears.
Not sure the kids will appreciate it, though. My cinema room is bang on top of their bedrooms.
Steve W