The Bloodstained Shadow, or, Solamente Nero is at best a fair giallo.
It's got a lot of the giallo trademarks and some scenes that basically rip off other famous giallo's (most notably Deep Red and Don't Torture a Duckling) but it's terribly slow moving. What proves to be it's saving grace is a number of well executed set pieces, most of them involving horrific murders. Bido hasn't got the visual flair of Argento or Bava so what we basically have here is the story, which is longwinded, a bit obvious and with some annoying plot holes.
The film builds suspense pretty well and the set pieces are great, but they're few and far between, leaving us with an uninteresting love story that's lacking any chemistry between the actors.
By no means bad, simply average.
It's got a lot of the giallo trademarks and some scenes that basically rip off other famous giallo's (most notably Deep Red and Don't Torture a Duckling) but it's terribly slow moving. What proves to be it's saving grace is a number of well executed set pieces, most of them involving horrific murders. Bido hasn't got the visual flair of Argento or Bava so what we basically have here is the story, which is longwinded, a bit obvious and with some annoying plot holes.
The film builds suspense pretty well and the set pieces are great, but they're few and far between, leaving us with an uninteresting love story that's lacking any chemistry between the actors.
By no means bad, simply average.