In spite of the awkward humour and unengaging plotting it's hard not to enjoy it. The dialogue may clunk along but the camera gracefully glides and the accompanying Goblin score is electifying. Then there's the foreshadowing or how the film likes to throw things in just for the sake of them being there (we don't really need a psychic in the film as she does nothing for the plot, yet let's have one anyway!). And the colours! Even as I found myself unconvinced I found myself enjoying it.

this is the best giallo i've ever watched. a great soundtrack, perfect shots, colors, plot twist and of course, dario argento. a must see for the fans of the thriller genre.

Probably the best Argento film from a narrative standpoint, but still one mired in the inherent faults of his chosen genre.

Beautifully shot, great soundtrack, but I was a little bored whenever people weren't getting murdered.

Much ado about...not much of anything. As usual with Argento, acting can be sporadic at times (especially noticeable here with Nicolodi).

The first Argento film I saw and it's a relatively standard mystery-suspense film (with buckets of stylised blood and gore, of course), but it's still really effective and it does feel like it's been a while since I saw a mystery film that actually had a conclusion (I blame Michael Haneke!)

"1975's Deep Red is Dario Argento's first full-fledged masterpiece." - Ed Gonzalez

Sweet soundtrack, nice cinematography, cool performance by Daria Nicolodi. The plot is a fairly straight-up murder mystery with a lot of red herrings, but the film's got great style and characters. Argento would reach greater heights, but this one is still a lot of fun.

This movie is just too cool.

If this is the best that Giallo has to offer, I don't think I'm going to like Giallo too much.

I love that redness of blood in this one.

Damn fantastic use of the medium. The colour, the camera movement, the score, every aspect of the aesthetic composition is exactly as it should be to inspire a reaction from the audience. The content itself doesn't really merit 2 hours but it's a minor complaint and completely forgivable for such great presentation.

Style over content seems to be Argento's M.O.

generally i'm baffled by what seems like raves all around for argento's movies, they suck. period. this one had a whole thirty seconds at the end that were decent.

o final é genial

As perfect a 70s thriller as I could hope to see... the music, the tension, the hilarious gore, the evil child, the easy-to-follow plot which makes very little sense. A lot of humor, and very easy on the eyes.

A Manhunter meets Don't Look Now meets... well Dario Argento. Fun and entertaining, but also confusing (especially language-wise), poorly acted and over-stylish.

The bombastic soundtrack and use of color make this movie. It's a by-the-numbers type murder mystery, but man can Goblin rock a scene.

My second Argento movie. This one is even better. It lacks some of the atmosphere of "Suspiria", but makes it up with great execution.

Dario Argento's OTHER 1970s masterpiece. Probably the best score to any of his films to boot. goddamn, this movie is amazing.

From disturbing hidden paintings to maniacal robot children, every now and then Argento throws something really exciting at you. The acting is a mixed bag, with some truly horrible comic banter, but for the most part it's okay. The photographic style and visual imagery was impressive. The Goblin score is cheesy, but not in a profoundly detrimental way. Overall I didn't like it as much as Plumage (which this film is awfully similar to) but it hasn't dissuaded me from checking out more Argento.

The gore, when it comes, is glorious and the story is justifiably hokey, because what really works is Argento's use of perspective - how reliable, really, is what we're seeing? It points to the uncertainty and (hidden?) depravity in all of us, which makes it awesome.