Sunday, May 14, 2017

The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)

Slow, Predictable But Fairly Good


It is slow - mainly due to some unnecessary scenes (the romance parts) and dragging out scenes too long (like walking, and walking, and they are still walking then finally get to where they are going). If some scenes where cut out all together and the others cut down then the move would move faster.

A predictable mystery but that doesn't harm the film - it's how the story plays out that matters. There are plenty of films where the viewer is shown the killer at the beginning of the film but it's watching the characters in the story trying to figure it out that is interesting. Being a mystery, with this film it's not just the characters in the story but also the viewers that are supposed to figure out who is the killer. I guessed this one right not long after the film began but I'm not saying whodunit, you'll have to watch the film yourself to find out.

I would have rated this film a bit higher if it wasn't for all the unnecessary and overly long scenes.

6.5/10


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