a review of 黑暗

Finally, I've seen my first Argento, after many years of anticipation. 😃 The good news: • Loved the analog synth soundtrack. • Loved the color schemes, screen compositions, early-1980s aesthetic and overall design. • Loved the cool camera pans. The bad news: • Disliked the bad audio dubbing. It really diminished my involvement. • The predominantly mediocre performances didn't convince me as well. • The plot was also not doing its best to be credible. As Tenebre is balancing on the edge between a solid thriller and campy 1980s slasher horror, it left me a bit ambivalent. All in all, I wouldn't label this a masterpiece or a classic. I'll have to see some more Argento films before I can decide whether his work is overrated or not, in my humble opinion.