Giallo

Christopher R. Smith

The title would suggest that Dario Argento is returning to the classic genre he helped create, but instead it's just another bland, uninspired slasher movie with a moronic plot and phoned-in performances. Yet another sad reminder that Argento is decades from the brilliant filmmaker he once was.

MODERNGRUMBLE

Despite how much everyone seems to hate mother of tears, I preferred it to this by the numbers bore although the ending is pretty good and brody was fun to watch ham it up.

Scout Tafoya

A most satisfying pastiche of the man's work even if it doesn't approach his best stylistically. A far cry from Inferno but it's also world's better than The Third Mother, too, so I quite liked it.

Jason Callen

Not a giallo film at all, so don't get your hopes up for some kind of return for Argento. This is a predictable, lazy, wasteful insult to all his fans. You can quit now Dario, this was embarrassing.

trondjo

Why do you bother, Dario Argento? An uninspired work by a former genre master and personal favorite. "Giallo" is sadly lacking in creativity and originality, which is a shame for a filmmaker who has his career built on creative camera work, original plot twists and memorable murder scenes. This one is nothing but a mess, starring Adrian Broody who seems like he is sleepwalking through the film. Terribly boring.

AdrianM.

although i was expecting a little bit worse, i still can't give it more than 1 star since i didn;t find any of the elements that made his films so great

Morty

I almost gave this 3 stars. Why? This is not a bad film, even if it lacks his old style. Yes, it seems a little uninspired. But Argento seems to be doing something new, more of the self-parody.and even a touch of "the finger" to his old fans. Adrien Brody does a nice underplayed policeman, for me the main problem was Emmanuelle Seigner. But in the end, modern giallo is not my cup of tea.

hastapura

Tremendously dull, even with the absurd decision to have Brody sleepwalk through two roles. Could have been shat out by any director-for-hire - but from Argento, who made his name on flights of cinematographic fancy, it's a goddamn shame.