Non ho sonno (2001)

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   Siskoid

   Dario Argento's Sleepless has a retired detective played by Max von Sydow revive his career to track a serial killer, thought dead, who has started to kill again. The murders are varied, vicious, sadistic, and disturbing. But while there are some good, suspenseful moments (the death of the "swan", for example), the film plays more like a mystery than a horror film, even if it is broken up with hyper-violent gore. Unfortunately, it's not a easy mystery to get into. The conclusions drawn aren't well set up, and the twists in the convoluted third act are pretty crazy. To the point where Argento spends the climax on a Q&A between protagonist and villain just so the plot can be explained to the audience. I'm also not sure bitterly contrasting old and new police methods serves a purpose. The English does it absolutely no favors - terrible voice acting - but even if that weren't a problem, there would still be the variable score that has a silly 80s vibe to it. Maybe I just don't like Argento. Even the films I've appreciated still elicit a "oh, okay" from me. 5 years 3 months ago
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   nick121235

   I was really quite pleasantly surprised by this film, having thought that everything by Argento after Opera was lesser by far than his earlier filmography.
   Sleepless did have a lot of references or plot devices from other films of his but I think it stands on its own as well. The camera work and visuals were all on par with his earlier films and it held a great atmosphere all the way through as well as being truly suspenseful.
   This film really does prove that one can still make an effective giallo in the 21st century. 7 years 1 month ago

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