A low budget home invasion thriller from Italy, directed by Fernando di Leo on one off his off-days; apparently he hated the finished product and it's easy to see why. The low budget is telling throughout, with unrealistic action and a general lack of the crucial ingredients needed to make a good thriller. Plot-wise, it has similarities with earlier and sleazier classics like HITCH-HIKE, with the emphasis is more on the sex and nudity than the violence, although it has its moments. Joe Dallesandro gives an indifferent performance as the antihero and feels limited at times. I watched the censored American version, shorn of some fifteen minutes by all accounts.
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