This movie has a strong start, a prolonged and confusing middle, and a predictable end.
There are a lot of things that make this film interesting, but the protagonist, who is supposedly a very intelligent man, acts like a complete moron. It's too difficult for me to stay invested in a movie that does this. He's constantly warned that his life is in danger and sees people dying around him yet he remains careless and clueless.
There were weird and unexplained inconsistencies that bothered me as well. The best example is a black ball that shows up every once in a while in the movie. Sometimes it acts and sounds like a rubber ball, other times a rock. And then there were things that just didn't make any sense, but might be forgiven as part of the supernatural and mysterious aspects of the film. That's kind of a stretch for me, though.
Fans of Italian horror films will want to give this a watch, most definitely, but if you're looking for an entertaining 80s horror flick, this is too slow paced and, in my opinion, predictable.
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