We feel the Argento influence all along the viewing,but "spasmo" in spite of a low budget and mediocre actors -with the eventual exception of Ivan Rassimov- is a good thriller,absorbing ,nay original: I dare you to guess what the hero is really up to.When he appears he seems to be a handsome young man ,sure of himself and of his charm but little by little,cracks appear in the mirror.The character's evolution is anything but predictable.There's
also his brother who is widely talked about,but who only appears after one hour.The traditional flashbacks are replaced by a home-made movie where Lenzi films the looks -sometimes we do not know whose look it is anymore:Christian?Fritz?.And the last picture is really scary ,without any blood at that.Some of its scenes predate "fight club" and the industrial landscape with its sinister factory gives goose flesh.
Perhaps in the first minutes ,you may feel like giving up.Don't.It's a film which grows on you.
also his brother who is widely talked about,but who only appears after one hour.The traditional flashbacks are replaced by a home-made movie where Lenzi films the looks -sometimes we do not know whose look it is anymore:Christian?Fritz?.And the last picture is really scary ,without any blood at that.Some of its scenes predate "fight club" and the industrial landscape with its sinister factory gives goose flesh.
Perhaps in the first minutes ,you may feel like giving up.Don't.It's a film which grows on you.