Come una crisalide (2010)

Come una crisalide: Directed by Luigi Pastore. With Sharon Alessandri, Federico Amorosi, Nikol Brown, Federica Carpico. Symphony in Blood Red is an Italian ‘giallo’, a horror film inspired by the work of Dario Argento. It is the first feature movie directed by Luigi Pastore, and in collaboration with Antonio Tentori (Cat In The Brain), who co-wrote the screenplay.

“Attending a convention that went on for 3 days we all got mail that there would be a flick available approved by Dario Argento. The next big thing coming out Italy. It was sold out immediately the first day, the second they they sold new copies and the third day it was already OOP. Wow, limited on 1500 copies you must get a hold on your own copy. And have a look, the score made by an ex Goblin, Claudio Simonetti. effects by Sergio Stivaletti not unknown in the genre. Lamberto Bava, Luigi Cozzi, they all praised it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat an expectation I had and what a failure it was. Sure, it do has all the elements of a Giallo and it do has vibrant colors and expertly contrast with clever usage of shadows and lighting. But it just couldnu0026#39;t catch my attention throughout the flick. The killer is never revealed. The puppets used for narration annoyed me and the journalist telling about how to make a program was way too long. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat it did had were nice chicks walking around and some decent killings. A bit of nudity here and there and close ups of boobs and even Nikol Brown as a prostitute goes full frontal but all elements were there but it just didnu0026#39;t fix. There isnu0026#39;t simply a twist or a real story. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut people who love the new Giallou0026#39;s like Amer (2012) will love this but for me I was left with a bitter feeling. Hyped for no reason at all.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGore 2/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 2,5/5 Comedy 0/5”