简介：Thisearly70’sgiallobyUmbertoLenziiscertainlyamongthebestinhisfilmogra hyandalsointhewholegenre.PersonallyIthinkLenzi’sbestfilmsarethefunnycartoon-turned-filmKriminal,thestylishgialloSevenBlood-StainedOrchids,theex losiveNa oliviolentaandthis.Intheeightieshedid lentyoffilmtrashinformofEatenAlive,HitcherintheDarkorBlackDemons,allofwhichareri ingsomethingoffand/orverydullandslowmoving.KnifeofIcecamewhenthegialloboomwasatitshottestandtheresultisconvincing.Technicallythefilmissu erb,containinggreatcinematogra hyinthebeginningwhenwelearnaboutthemaincharacter’straumatowardstrains.Fromthis ointon,Lenzishowsushisabilitytobenefitthewidescreenand,forexam le,thebicyclerideneartheforestisgenuinelybeautiful!ThisscenealsoshowsLenzi’sabilitytobuildsus ense,veryslowlybutmeaningfully.Afterall,therearen’tsomanymurdersinthewholefilm,onlythesus ensecirculatingaroundthemurderer’sidentity.Onesus ectisadevilworshi erwhichbringsnewas ectstothemystery.Sincethefinalscenetakes laceinachurch,onecanwonderifLenziwantedtocommentonsomething,maybethehy ocriticalmoraleofchurchandsu erstition.Themaincharacter(CarrolBaker)ismutewhichdemandsalotfromherfaceandeyes.Theactressworksverywell,givingusabelievable erformancecirculatingaroundtheemotionsoffearandmental ain.Theotheractorsaregood,too.Thefinally,however,maynotgivetoo ositiveasightaboutfemalesexsincetheyallareex ressedrathernegativelyinthefilm,onewayoranother.Stillthisiseasilyamongthemostnoteworthyinthegenre,notasbloodyastheArgentofilms,forexam le,butequallysus ensefulandvisuallyalsointeresting