Phenomena (1985)

Phenomena: Directed by Dario Argento. With Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento, Federica Mastroianni. A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

“Dario Argento is very good at lining up nice shots. If only he could hire someone to review the screenplays and point out all the errors. Any idiot of the street could do it for $10 an hour. Yes, yes, I know the whole u0026quot;My movies are like a dreamu0026quot; crap, but itu0026#39;s hard to get absorbed in the dream when you keep being smacked over the head with plot inconsistencies and intensely moronic characters. Credit to Phenomena, Jennifer Connelly made one of the few appealing Argento protagonists, and generally didnu0026#39;t behave like a complete nitwit (with several exceptions). David Lynchu0026#39;s movies feel like dreams also, but donu0026#39;t pull you out of your suspension of disbelief with patent stupidity. If you donu0026#39;t know Argento, donu0026#39;t start here. If youu0026#39;ve never liked Argento, this wonu0026#39;t change your mind. There are some effective moments and nice shots that make the movie not a complete wash, but nothing to really justify itu0026#39;s existence.”