Review of Giallo? (2009) by Rodney S — 16 Nov 2010
I've watched GIALLO twice now, thanks to my cable VOD, and it didn't get any better, and maybe worse the second time. I have to say, I did not expect this to be as bad as it is, even with all the negative reviews.
I figured, well, most of those guys haven't liked much of Argento's output since SLEEPLESS, but not me. I've liked it all, but I'm sorry to say, it stops with this one. Hopefully he does a big rebound from GIALLO, because it is not just a bad movie, it's an embarrassing and even insulting to his fans movie.
The killer is a laugh, and I mean a real laugh, or embarrassing laugh, the music is not bad in spots, but it definitely lacks in what we expect from his movies. There's some gore of course, and it's probably the only decent thing in the whole movie, but even it is rather slim and one or two great places for some gore was stepped around and over.
Adrien Brody is not bad with what he has to work with, but there is so much wrong with this movie, that really nothing is going to make it any better. Big shock for me, not that I was very disappointed, but that I could not hardly even stand to watch it the second time.
Too bad, hope he gets his act together SOON.
This review of Giallo? (2009) was written by Rodney S on 16 Nov 2010.
Giallo? has generally received negative reviews.
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