Review of Tenebre

Tenebre marked a return to traditional giallo mode for Argento, departing from the surreal, colorful world of witches and alchemy. Which means we have here a pretty straight forward slasher giallo, but the big difference is the blood and gore level has been turned up quite considerably. And that is where Argento truly shines in Tenebre. It's certainly not without its faults, The story is boring and plodding for the most part, its got some of the most horrendous dubbing I've ever heard in my life. But let's be real, that's not why we watch Argento films. We watch them to see beautiful women hacked up with creativity, style, and bravura. And boy does this film boast quite a plethora of lusty Italian beauties. The exquisite apartment camera work and the ax wielding finale are the high water marks. Ultimately not the maestro's best, but still better than most slashers of it's time.

Argento score card:
Blood - 10
Scares - 6
Music - 7
Lusty women - 10
Camera work - 8
Color palette - 2
Crazed animals - 5 (one very determined doberman)

Total score: 48/70