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Information
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 92 min.
- Director
- Dario Argento
- Genre
- Thriller
- Rating *
- 4.4
- Votes *
- 3,723
- Checks
- 318
- Favs
- 3
- Dislikes
- 37
- Favs/checks
- 0.9% (1:106)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:12
Top comments
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nick121235
Many people have compared this film to 2004's Eyes of Crystal, and I have no doubt that Argento was influenced by said film, but one thing I do want to say is that Giallo has much cleaner and more precise cinematography, and that is a huge improvement over Eyes of Crystal's jerky and fast camera movement style. I know that it was popular in the 00's, and even up until only a few years ago, but it's always been a style I've hated.
At any rate, this isn't exactly a great effort from late Argento. A hell of a lot better than Dracula 3D, but what isn't?
Sleepless is much better than this, as is The Stendhal Syndrome and Trauma. Just about the only post-Opera film it does overtake is Phantom of the Opera, and again, what doesn't?
Giallo is honestly somewhat of a disappointment, especially considering the pretty involving beginning.
Visually however, it is somewhat of a treat. And for me, visuals are even more important than plot. What this IS lacking is atmosphere, pacing, and tension- in favour of gore and torture. Not a good trade off. 5 years 12 months ago