Review of The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2014) by James C — 01 Apr 2017

The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (Shudder App, Roku)- 10/10.

Im not going to lie, people will either love this or absolutely hate it. It hasnt scored very well on RT and I can kind of see why if your someone who is not familiar with Giallo films in general. The movie is about a man who upon returning home from a business trip finds that his wife is missing. So he ends up searching and talking to other residents in his apartment building to see if anyone has seen her. Part thriller, part mystery, and part horror TSCOYBT's takes you on a wild journey between reality and fantasy in dreamlike sequences never really knowing what is real and what is not. Thus the problem people will have with the film is that the guessing game never really has a definitive conclusion as to what happened with the wife or why. I myself tend to love Giallo films so the mere fact that in 2014 that they could pay this much homage with great execution and flawlessness is astounding to me. The visual effects and usage of color and a 70's Go Go styled soundtrack are superb throughout the flick.

The filmography is so exquisite to me that halfway through I really didnt even care about the plot because I was so engrossed with the visual effects. This movie comes across as a mixture of Jacobs Ladder, Suspiria, Antichrist, Eraserhead, and Naked Lunch. While it has a sense of the macabre and some disturbing imagery overall its just a complete mindfuck of a movie. The only real drawback is that it is sub-titled but since most of the movie is visual based there isnt a massive amount of dialogue except when it is needed. This film will cater to those who love cinematic elegance and abstract artistic filmography. While I was somewhat disappointed with the lack of clarity with the ending it doesnt sway me from loving the movie as much as I did. When I get a chance I know I will be purchasing this on video. Even if you are not a thriller/horror fan you will or can appreciate how wonderfully shot this film is.