Dario Argento's Tenebre (1982)
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Reviews Counted: 16 Fresh: 12 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis: A virtual style-fest from Italian horror mastermind Argento, originally released in butchered form in the US as UNSANE. Franciosa portrays Peter Neal, an American mystery novelist promoting his latest release in Rome. It's not long, however, until a killer is hot on his trail doing evil... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Christian Borromeo, Mirella D'Angelo
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The film synthesizes all the familiar Argento motifs (psycho killers, bloody violence, convoluted plot twists, pulse pounding music) into an almost perfect symphony of fear that overcomes many of his traditional shortcomings.
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07/08/08
Tenebre is possibly Argento's most overtly sexual film, and at the heart of it lies an all-too human fascination with sexuality in all of its desirable and frightening forms.
05/23/08
Gory but not particularly effective Argento horror flick, complete with his usual touches: secret villain, topless Italian beauties, and an overbearing organ score.
04/20/03
Tenebre is nearer to body of Argento’s filmography, and seems like an homage to his early gialli; in comparison it marks the extent of the director’s progressive evolution. Tenebre is among Argento’s best films.
09/17/02
If it looks like trash and smells like trash and photographs like trash, then it probably is trash.
03/14/02
[Argento has] removed the boring detective work and given us a ripping good mystery that doesn't always make sense, but never fails to entertain.
02/14/01
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