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Music - awesome. Photography - decent.

Everything else - lame.

Still better then Argento's Dracula, though.

All in all - for diehard Argento fans only.

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.

Went into this with high hopes since it was Argento but unfortunately it is like recent disappointments from Argento which blotch his legendary name. The high points of this film is the extreme Argento gore we have come to all love. This does have some very interesting and unusual camera work and visuals. I wouldn't recommend going out and buying this unless you are an extreme Argento fan, I would wait until it goes on to some streaming site or The Horror Channel. I am still at a loss why this is advertised with They Live homages in the poster as it has nothing to do with They Live in the actual film.

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.

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.