Dear Mario Bava,
I enjoyed the title sequence with the actors looking ponderously at me. I enjoyed looking at the film - each frame like a gaudy painting. I enjoyed the cinematography with the quick zooms. I enjoyed looking at the beautiful women - especially Eva Bartok. I enjoyed the background score which sounded similar to the one used in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.
Like Touch of Evil, Blood and Black Lace is also a stylish film without much substance. It was humorless. The plot resolution at the end was completely unimaginative. It is almost as if you did not care too hoots about the story or the script.
Don't get me wrong. I love stylish films. And I did enjoy Blood and Black Lace. To a certain extent.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(6/10)
I enjoyed the title sequence with the actors looking ponderously at me. I enjoyed looking at the film - each frame like a gaudy painting. I enjoyed the cinematography with the quick zooms. I enjoyed looking at the beautiful women - especially Eva Bartok. I enjoyed the background score which sounded similar to the one used in Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.
Like Touch of Evil, Blood and Black Lace is also a stylish film without much substance. It was humorless. The plot resolution at the end was completely unimaginative. It is almost as if you did not care too hoots about the story or the script.
Don't get me wrong. I love stylish films. And I did enjoy Blood and Black Lace. To a certain extent.
Best Regards, Pimpin.
(6/10)