Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

BlazeLime Strong and Moving!

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

zacharyherickson Another great Dario Argento film, with the actress (Daria Nicolodi), who he uses the most in his horror films. Dario Argento's serial killer slasher comeback, still in the Giallo Era, as much as ever. Never underestimate the power of older horror films. If you loved Profondo rosso, Suspiria, and Inferno, you'll love this one just as much! All of Dario Argento's motion pictures, are good from 1970 (when he started directing) to 1990. After those decades, his movies are worthless trash compactor worthy films. Through those time periods, Dario Argento was an amazing Giallo film director, who mastered that genre, and artistically bloody style. This has an early 80s styled disco or pop sounding soundtrack, which has lots of creepy scores, just like all of his other soundtracks. Seems all of his movie soundtracks are by Goblin, or Claudio Simonetti, who is part of Goblin, that progressive rock soundtrack music score band group. Another Argento must see, for horror film fans!

Stephen Abell I can never resist an opportunity to watch a Dario Argento film so I was happy when I had the chance to view Tenebre once again; it's been too long.Argento is not only a master of horror but a true master of death and murder, which he proves in this little mystery tale.When American author Peter Neal (played by Anthony Franciosa) arrives in Rome on his book tour for his latest novel "Tenebre" he is shocked when people linked to his book begin to be murdered, and in some instances in the same manner as the book.One of my favourite scenes in the movie is when the hotel owners daughter is dropped off after a night out and is then pursued by a very tenacious Doberman Pincher. Argento does a brilliant job of building the tension and keeping it up through to her demise. His use of lighting, colour, and music build a tautness that keeps the viewer on the edge of their seats. It's nice that he tones down his visual style a little for this film otherwise it could have been too overpowering and distract from the story.Argento's story is strong and filled with believable and relatable characters, which all the actors portray brilliantly adding to the strength of both the story and film. It is also one of first of his stories that aren't ambiguous and confusing.I would always recommend Dario Argento films as he has a style all of his own with a visual style which works perfectly with his movies. This one, more so, as most lovers of mysteries and thrillers should find something to enjoy in it.

thelastblogontheleft For starters, this is definitely not my favorite Dario Argento film, but DAMN is the soundtrack amazing. The main theme, composed by Goblin (who have collaborated with Argento many times), is just… so good. It manages to be tense and dramatic, a bit sinister, but also super dancey. It's perfect.Tenebre (also written as Tenebrae, and also known as Unsane, which is the heavily edited/cut version that was released to the US) follows American murder-mystery author Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) on his extended trip to Rome to promote his newest book, Tenebre. His arrival coincides with a string of brutal murders, with the killer inspired by Neal himself (and sending him letters to let him know as much, referring to him as "The Great Corrupter"). The police ask for Neal's help in solving the crimes, involving him in a deeply disturbing and personal quest.True to any of Argento's films, this movie is striking to watch. Close attention is paid to color, light, shadow, symbolism, and the incredible cinematography (thanks to Luciano Tovoli). Absolutely a movie that you could watch more than once and notice something new on each subsequent viewing.Also true to classic Argento style, many of the most memorable scenes revolve around killing. You often don't know much, or anything, about the victims before their demise, so it's hard to feel anything but fascination when they're finally executed. But closeups of the victims' eyes, clever framing, the closeup of the straight razor breaking the light bulb, the woman falling backwards through the glass door, a freshly chopped arm spraying blood across a white wall… all brilliant.The most brilliant of all might be the crane shot outside of the home of the lesbian couple. It's several minutes of just slow, crawling shots moving up and down the outside walls… it's not even intended to be from the killer's perspective, obviously, but just this lingering, creeping shot, giving you a very voyeuristic feeling, a sort of invasion of something that seems at first glance to be private and secure.Tenebre was Argento's return to the giallo subgenre, and he himself has alluded to it being a sort of taunting of his critics, some of which were referring to him as a misogynist or a sadist. He wanted to include all of these aspects from his previous films — sexuality, murder, mystery — to kind of be a way of addressing his own public image, to challenge those around him, to show his "dark side".It, naturally, leaves you in a state of suspense and mystery for most of the movie — you're wondering and guessing and trying to solve the crimes as they unfold — only to have something like FOUR rapid fire twists in the last 20 minutes or so. It's insane. Plus the other favorite shot of mine — when Peter Neal is revealed as Detective Germani bends down. Perfect (and unplanned — they just happened to notice how similar their sizes and builds were during shooting), and goes hand-in-hand with the reoccurring themes of doppelgängers and reflections throughout the film.Like I said, not Argento's best, in my opinion, but absolutely a stunning thrill ride!

callanvass An American writer named Peter Neal is stalked by a mysterious serial killer that is using Neal's novel as inspiration for his murders. Neal is immediately suspected of murders by the police. I've seen this three times. Every time I've watched it, my opinion on it hasn't changed. I think it is a "good" , but not great film. It moves a little too slowly for my liking at times. Argento's direction is as wild and stylish as ever. His use of colors, POV shots, among other crafty things, never fail to astound me (Check out that amazing chase scene involving a rabid dog) , I just wish he paced this film better. When it is good, it is very good. When it isn't, it turns into tedium. The gore is very explicit. An arm is chopped off in very bloody detail, the finale is loaded with blood as well. I'm not going to spoil all the goodies for you. You'll be satisfied, trust me. Argento also has a penchant for the bizarre as well. Wait until you see a dream sequence that commences periodically in the film. The killer at the end is actually somewhat surprising. It was a twist I didn't expect. The acting is fine for this sort of thing. Anthony Franciosa is solid as the lead. John Saxon has a part in this well, adding some class to the proceedings. Overall, I do like this movie. it has more than enough good things to make it worth your while, I just don't put it anywhere near the level of Suspiria or Deep Red like others do7.3/10