Review of Suspiria (1977) by Lakshan W — 29 Aug 2015

While movie has great music and visceral colors the plot is pretty weak with horrible dialogues - Not successful as a horror mystery thriller - pretty overrated in my opinion.

This review of Suspiria (1977) was written by Lakshan W on 29 Aug 2015.

Suspiria has generally received very positive reviews.

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