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Smoov T It frustrates me that this movie has such critical acclaim when it feels so much weaker than other movies of its generation. I found this a difficult, slow, and obnoxious watch, filled with amateur shaky-cam cinematography and some of the worst audio I've heard in a 70's movie to date. The two principal actors played their parts fine, but the story was weak and the plot meandered from scene to scene, with abundant pauses for "artistic" shots of Venice, which seems to be the primary interest of the DP of this film. The "twist" at the end of this movie wasn't nearly enough to justify all the stupidity that proceeded it, and the movie insisted on spoonfeeding the audience melodramatic flashback shots to try to get its weak point across in lieu of having a stronger script. Additionally, the decision to forego subtitles and have 1/3 of the dialogue of your movie in Italian is particularly strange. Rather than be a way to "put the audience in the same state of confusion" as the protagonist, it just leaves the audience in the dark as the protagonist does in fact already speak Italian. I did not enjoy this movie and I would not watch it again. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Mark F I disliked this the first time round many years ago. It keeps appearing on 'best horror film' lists though so I decided to give it another go. Despite my being older and perhaps more patient with slow pacing, and more appreciative of artistry, my opinion of this film hasn't changed. It's an incredibly slow and dull film with very little plot. Most of the film involves watching the main characters wander around Venice, but shot in a way and at a time of year that makes Venice look miserable. So hard was my second attempt to appreciate this "cinematic masterpiece" that I had to watch it in three parts, I couldn't even get through it in one sitting. The only list it should appear on is the most overrated films of all time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review harwee h Still a solid film, but i'm not sure if it held as well as many think. In fact its the opposite. But its still entertaining nonetheless. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Audience Member Dull and dated mood piece that is lifeless and silly. Both leads give incredible performances, but everything else about this is just terrible. Watch Hitchcock if you want to see timeless thriller/horror. Maybe if you saw this in the 70s, it could've been disturbing. Today it just feels like an amateur attempt at "atmospheric dread." Skip this overrated snooze fest. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Mason M There are a few good scenes in this movie, and the payout in the twist is clever but nonsensical which makes this feel like a waste of time. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Jonathan O Don't look now is really an ultimate shock of horror ever is really beautiful well made shot and location of Venice is lovely and spooky and Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland performances are really strong and powerful roles and Nicolas Roeg did really make a masterpiece of horror film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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