Body Puzzle - Mit blutigen Grüßen

An absorbing giallo , with an above -average screenplay; sometimes one thinks of the golden hour of Dario Argento (roughly 1967-1980) Gore is kept to the minimum and this story of body parts is not a remake of "les mains d'Orlac" or the poor adaptation of Boileau -Narcejac 's "body parts" .

The story is labyrinthine and definitely off the beaten track ; it deals with split personality ,homosexuality and mistaken identities ; the trick of the photograph is so simple (and so effective) that one wonders why it had not been used before .Lamberto Bava never equalled his father Mario's best horror films such as " I tre volti della paura" ,but here,he delivers the goods .

A cop is investigating a weird series of murders that don't add up. Parts are being removed like trophies but not the same part. He races against the clock to save the next possible victim and solve the body puzzle.

'Body Puzzle' isn't a great movie by any stretch of the imagination but I didn't find it as bad as many reviewers suggest. It's not all that flashy as a Giallo or as well thought out but the acting isn't too horrid and the direction kept me zoned in. The plot is a bit far fetched but hey it's a slasher! What can you do? I give it a 3 of 5 for keeping me entertained and an interesting character or two.

"Body Puzzle" is a genuine example that the gialli were still brought to life with style in the 90's. Features a high end cast, a nice plot twist and better score than most other 90's (and late 80's) gialli. I would say that this one and Argento's "Stendhal syndrome" are the two best giallo thrillers from the 90's. Well done, Bava Jr.

After a man loses his lover in a motorcycle accident, he learns that the lover's organs have been transplanted into several different people. So he does what any reasonable person would do, and hacks up everyone, believing he can rebuild his lover and bring him back. Lamberto Bava directs this film with confidence, creating exciting and suspenseful scenes all the way until the wonderful surprise ending. Mario would have been proud!

I actually enjoyed this more than i thought i would, this being 90's Lamberto Bava- whom i was never a huge fan of (Delirium aside). Despite an incoherent plot it manages to stay engaging, doubtless aided by the wonderful cinematography of Luigi Kuveiller (A Woman in a Lizard's Skin, Profondo Rosso). The ending is quite charming as well. All around fun , especially for a giallo made in the 90s. Better than most of Argento's output during that decade.