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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.

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 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.

I have seen Occhiali neri last night at FEST - International Film Festival, Belgrade . It's a very strange Iittle thriller, very bizarre and very low budget. The plot is extremely silly, with water snakes and other over-the-top decisions, but that's Argento for you. We don't expect logic in his films. Do we? There is warmth in it as well, it's very character driven. It feels rushed in places and acting is so-so, but overall you should definitely see if you're Argento fan. It's his best since Nonhosonno, fast paced and never boring. And yes... it's very gory. The third act reminded me of the begining of Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, because it's basically a long chase scene in the countryside. The OST is great.

Music - awesome. Photography - decent.

Everything else - lame.

Still better then Argento's Dracula, though.

All in all - for diehard Argento fans only.