Eyes of Crystal (2004)
An excellent Italian thriller in which a police inspector (Luigi Lo Casio) tries to track down a psychopathic killer who murders women then removes parts of their bodies, replacing them with antique doll parts.
A remarkably stylish Giallo that has some gorgeous cinematography. As much a homage to Fincher's Se7en as classic Gialli, especially in how the narrative unfolds with each murder nice and gruesome. Director Eros Puglielli allows the film to play out at a rapid pace and is helped by a script that's not over complicated. It was great to see genre legend Simon Andreu from Ercoli's Death Walks films (among others) in a pivotal role.
A very welcome and very late entry into the yellow genre, quite simply Eyes of Crystal is the best Giallo since Argento's Opera way back in 1987.
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