Anyone?

I did a double bill last night of Tenbre & Opera. I'm in the mood for some more Argento. I've knew this film was happening but I didn't realise it was already out.

I'll give it a chance and check it out. Gonna' do a double bill with Trauma (1993) which I haven't seen before. I'll report back with my thoughts and tell you what I think of it compared to his other films.

Will be released on Shudder this year, I'll probably wait until then rather than try to find it other ways.

I saw last month. It's OK (nothing amazing) Probably the best thing he's done since 'SLEEPLESS' (if that puts it into any kind of perspective?)

It's not much of a 'Giallo' (given that the killer is revealed around the half way mark) so don't go expecting any great mystery. But as a stand alone thriller (with a bit of gore thrown in) it's proficient enough. I thought the female lead was good (despite other reviewers panning her)
At this stage in the game, enjoy Argento whilst you can (I doubt he's got too many films left in him)

A few notes;

- This is not a full fledged Giallo. It's more of a Horror-Thriller, I guess it could be called a 'Giallo-Lite' or 'Neo-Giallo'. Don't expect a 'who done it?' with multiple red herrings and suspects. People expecting a film like Tenebre, Deep Red or The Bird with the Crystal Plumage will be disappointed. If this was an American film no way in hell would it be categorized as a Giallo.

- This is not a gorefest nor does it have a high bodycount. It does contain two nice death scenes but it's not a bloodbath. People wanting gore and elaborate death scenes will be disappointed.

- This is arguably the most restrained and homogenized film Argento has ever done! It doesn't strongly scream Argento. However it does contain similar motifs and scenes to his classic films, which I won't specify as to not spoil anyone.

- Due to the restrained, grounded and straight forward approach I could see people finding this a return to form of sorts. I can see people calling this his best film since Sleepless (2001) or The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) or Trauma (1993) or even Opera (1987). Detractors of his recent films, whom found them uneven, flawed and schlocky will be overjoyed by the lack of goofy or poor moments here. A very linear and ironed-out film. Not much to gripe about.

- Expanding on that, people who have really liked his recent films may find this a bit too flat and safe. In anycase I can't see anyone calling this his worst film, it's not got any real issues against it. I reckon it'll be middling for most people when ranking his whole filmography.

- All in all it's a decent film. It doesn't measure up to his earlier efforts but it does show that even at 81 years of age that Dario Argento is a wholly capable director.