I must say that after hearing nothing but good things about this film I was a little disappointed. While I wouldn't call this a bad film, I didn't think it was anything special. With all the great gialli out there I don't understand how this one gets so much praise. Maybe I'm missing something... Perhaps if I went into it with lower expectations I would have enjoyed it more.
I felt like it spends too much time on the police/investigation side of the spectrum for my tastes. I would agree with the other reviewers in that this is a more "serious" toned giallo than most. Overall though, I found the film to be pretty forgettable upon my first viewing.
***POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD*** The "whodunit" element is enjoyable, with all the twists and turns you come to expect from the genre. It also has a pretty sleazy bit where the attorney tries to have sex with the daughter of the woman he is having an affair with, who happens to be the wife of the accused killer he is defending in the first half of the film.
I felt like it spends too much time on the police/investigation side of the spectrum for my tastes. I would agree with the other reviewers in that this is a more "serious" toned giallo than most. Overall though, I found the film to be pretty forgettable upon my first viewing.
***POSSIBLE SPOILER AHEAD*** The "whodunit" element is enjoyable, with all the twists and turns you come to expect from the genre. It also has a pretty sleazy bit where the attorney tries to have sex with the daughter of the woman he is having an affair with, who happens to be the wife of the accused killer he is defending in the first half of the film.