Year: 1988
Duration: 01:25:04
Directed by: Mario Bianchi
Actors: Adriana Russo, Gabriele Tinti, Anna Maria Placido
Language: Italian (English Dubbed)
Country: Italy
Also known as: Don’t Be Afraid of Aunt Martha, The Broken Mirror, The Murder Secret, El espejo roto, Makeleio sto ypogeio tis frikis
Description: Respectable family of four decided to visit the forgotten aunt, and establish kinship shaky. After a long journey, they come to the house, but my aunt was not there. According to a note left, favorite cousin arrives in the morning. But, here’s the question – whether the family will live until the morning to enjoy the long-awaited meeting?
Review: Family – actors films – is sparse , only five people . Filmmakers had to carefully distribute them throughout the entire period of time. That is, the action itself and murder unfold towards the end of an hour. Prior to this, the viewer will be strictly observe normal life, a brief narrative insert – memories from childhood hero of the picture , and small hints of mysticism. The last-mentioned aspect, by the way, clumsy inept (boy lunatic simply stands at the turning on the TV , for example) , and frankly added for the sake of filling the void scenario . In general, these “void” is so big, they will also pick out a small nudity in connection with the heroine – daughter , the chance to change clothes before the camera operator , then going to the bathroom. It turns out that the viewer immediately clarifies for himself directing ( Mario Bianchi , by the way , there is also a screenwriter ) inconsistency issue fascinating spectacle every minute , causing sagging very frequent.
With regards to a climax, then it will happen and systematic killing heroes ( to somehow shake tightened the plot ), but very crumpled , fast, do not keep up the suspense to settle , and at once in some ten minutes a lot of characters will disappear without causing and shred intense empathy with the pursuit of a way and not meant to be . These scenes remind rapid slasher , only what his problem is for the fans of this genre direction , so it’s minimalism people involved , laid up “for dessert ” and immediately wasted a hurry . Scenes varied frank , but one detail shamelessly copies of the famous “Psycho” in the bathroom, but in a very saturated bloody equivalent.
Talking about these savage screen moments ( and they do anyway exhibited at the forefront of the insolvency flat narration ) unwittingly comes mention of individual Italian horror Lucio Fulci . The fact that the movie is produced under the auspices of marketing ” Lucio Fulci is ” where it does and does not owe anything , but just for the sake of advertising recognizable brand on the packaging and in the credits , to whom the maitre Bianchi mimics how can all rich colors and scattered crawling … larvae . And will show predictable if viewers first met with ” Nightmare Concert » («Un gatto nel cervello») of the same antiquity Fulci , because he used it all the priority inserts considered horror in his creation .
Finals finally reveal predictable almost from the outset intrigue , presently known murderer and will … inept thriller ! It was at the apogee of the director will give a real chance boevichno – fist on the scene a lot of minutes! But it does not match researched staging of ” Way of the Dragon ” with Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris , and laced romp inept elderly actor who looks at least funny , but mostly – boring . And the more abstracted from the subjects and victims of a maniac . Of course, something will try to cover mysticism , but still looks chaotic conclusion , as all earlier.
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