Lunettes noires

I'm a Indian & admire Dario Argento's earlier works which were flag beares for gialo films. The latest addition of the master of horror get some of it right but the plot seems very thin. The colour grading is all good & makes it's atmospheric but story has many plot holes. The killer does not seems to facinate the audience & the face reveal is done quiet early for the story. The acting seems to be quiet ridiculous to me me even though the main lead has an artistic body to display. The movie is a small budget movie & is quite evident from the beginning. The movie ain't that bad, give it a watch without any expectations & you'll enjoy it.

I guess you could call Dark Glasses a return to form for Dario Argento in the sense that it's better than Dracula 3D. It more or less feels like an actual film, and while it's a bit too simple and not particularly exciting, outside a couple of brief moments here and there, it's arguably competent enough to be sort of watchable. It's certainly not a return to form in the sense that it rivals the filmmaker's best stuff, even if the premise here is something that's easy to imagine Argento tackling in the 1970s or 80s.

I've been on a bit of a binge of the filmmaker's work for research/writing purposes, but I think I might bow out gracefully here. I've seen about 80% of his features, I think? It feels like enough for me, because while the only genuinely bad one I've seen has been Dracula 3D, the majority of his 1990s to 21st-century stuff has done very little for me. But it's been somewhat worthwhile to watch most of his stuff, and I think doing so will make me appreciate his earlier movies even more, should I revisit any of them one day.

I've already seen this movie twice in a 3 days time.

The first time i mostly noticed what was NOT there:

• many choreographed murders
• the surprise/shock of finding out who the killer is
• the close ups of gloved hands and weapons to kill the victims

And in a Dario Argento's movie, for anyone familiar with his style, that is A LOT missing.

But the second view made me appreciate more the film in its own right to "exist".

I recognized in it the same sort of empathy towards the main character that i felt in Phenomena, Opera, Trauma.

Technically thumbs up for the score and cinematography.

Good performance from Asia Argento.

Nov 22

So here we have Dario Argentos latest film, with the english title of "Dark Glasses".

I has seen all the average reviews, so was pleasantly surprised to find it pretty decent and definitely above average.

Dario would of been 81/82 years old making this, and he has still got it, and hopefully will continue to make more.

I must confess i knew Asia Argento was in it, but it took me awhile to spot her.

Of course it isnt upto his great giallos of the 70s and 80s, but its worthy in this day and age.

I cant see me watching 40 or 50 times but i will watch it again.

Deserves a much better IMDB score.

7.5 from me.

I found the film a little bit lacking. This is a slasher film and not Citizen Kane! Dario has done some great innovative stuff over the years and while this not being one of them I found it entertaining.