I was prepared for the worst but it still made sad.

I am astonished that someone with such an eye for a beautiful shot can now turn out something that looks so made for TV. Bad made for TV. Stupid, stupid casting, bad writing, awful acting... This would never be a good film, but when compared to Deep Red or Bird With The Crystal Plumage it's an embarrassment.

What a horrible, boring, and pointless film this is. Never watch this if you are an Argento fan, as this will just make you feel sad and depressed.

Dario Argento's hilariously misjudged attempt at returning to form has all of major themes included but just completely fails to realise that sensibilities have moved on. It plays like a spoof of his previous movies with woeful dialogue, unfathomable performances, and a villain who is more Tyler Perry than Mario Bava. It's an absurdly enjoyable experience for all the wrong reasons.

Best opening line (for a serial killer): 'Hello.'
Worst line: 'Stop the car. Let me out. Fucking freak! Stop the car! Unlock the door! Stop the car! C'mon! Let me out! Stop the car! Stop the fucking car, you crazy! Stop the car, fucking freak, stop the car! Stop it!'

Unique selling points: a yellow-skinned serial killer armed with a bandana, a can of whipped cream and a pacifier; a police office that's actually scarier than the killer's lair (what kind of cop needs darts and a blue ceramic skull?); very distracting posters of superior movies in the background ('The Good, The Bad & The Ugly', and, err, 'Juno').

Giallo is one of those movies where the story surrounding the film is much more interesting than what happens onscreen. Apparently it slipped Mr. Argento's mind to pay Adrien Brody (not that he deserved to be paid much from his hugely uninspired performance). But then again, Argento probably deserved to be paid nothing as well for a completely uninspired film. Giallo wasn't terrible, but it certainly wasn't good (but I did rent it for free, so not all was lost).

I assume the movie was made to be terrible on purpose as some sort of throwback style, but it absolutely does not work. Old giallos work because they make do with limited resources, but this is just a waste of a lot more resources.

It's easy to give the cheap looking photo a pass, as well as most of the awful makeup (some of it is painfully embarrassing though). The casting is more troublesome. Brody and Seigner are far too good to get away with slumming it with this script.

It could have been decent if there was an attempt to raise the quality of the whole production to the level of the cast.

Nope.

So disappointing. A film named for a genre should be a shining example of the genre not this feeble effort. Adrien Brody is now officially on my "if he's in it, it's going to be disappointing" list. Worrying because he seems to be trying to tackle ALL genres!

What a horrible, boring, and pointless film this is. Never watch this if you are an Argento fan, as this will just make you feel sad and depressed.

Dario Argento's hilariously misjudged attempt at returning to form has all of major themes included but just completely fails to realise that sensibilities have moved on. It plays like a spoof of his previous movies with woeful dialogue, unfathomable performances, and a villain who is more Tyler Perry than Mario Bava. It's an absurdly enjoyable experience for all the wrong reasons.

I was prepared for the worst but it still made sad.

As a stand alone film it was ok and watchable but as a Dario Argento film its was pants