Post by thecount on Jun 1, 2008 16:05:09 GMT -5
Although he’s best known for his excellent performance as the title character in “Django”, Franco Nero is a talented and versatile actor who stared in a many great movies from several different genres. In “The Fifth Cord” Nero stars as Andrea Bild, an alcoholic journalist investigating the mysterious murders of several different people, all close to him. On each body the killer will lay a glove with a finger cut out. With each subsequent murder one more finger is cut out. To make matters worse, the police begin to suspect him do to his closeness to the murder victims as well as his lack of an alibi.
“The Fifth Cord” is a very good and underrated giallo. It starts out well with a very creepy and original POV shot of the killer ranting as he walks though a crowd of people. Furthermore, director Luigi Bazzoni does an excellent job using many off kilter camera angles to keep the audience on their toes and generating a lot of suspense. He also does a fine job keeping this well paced and really engaging the audience into the story, especially the plight of the lead character. To make things even better, Ennio Morricone is on hand to deliver a very chilling score. Granted, its not his best work but with Morricone you’re in for great music even if it’s not his best per say. “The Fifth Cord” also contains one of the most unsettling uses of “Pop Goes the Weasel” I’ve seen in a horror film. Granted, there is not much gore or nudity in “The Fifth Cord”, but this movie is so strong it barely matters. “The Fifth Cord” is a real treat from giallo fans.
“The Fifth Cord” is a very good and underrated giallo. It starts out well with a very creepy and original POV shot of the killer ranting as he walks though a crowd of people. Furthermore, director Luigi Bazzoni does an excellent job using many off kilter camera angles to keep the audience on their toes and generating a lot of suspense. He also does a fine job keeping this well paced and really engaging the audience into the story, especially the plight of the lead character. To make things even better, Ennio Morricone is on hand to deliver a very chilling score. Granted, its not his best work but with Morricone you’re in for great music even if it’s not his best per say. “The Fifth Cord” also contains one of the most unsettling uses of “Pop Goes the Weasel” I’ve seen in a horror film. Granted, there is not much gore or nudity in “The Fifth Cord”, but this movie is so strong it barely matters. “The Fifth Cord” is a real treat from giallo fans.