Here we have a film with, as they might say, no redeeming social value. Of character development there is none. Plot surprises - nada. Sympathetic characters - zip. The whole movie is an exercise in gore so over the top that it enters the realm of comedy, with tongue firmly in cheek. Vincent Price certainly discovered his metier in playing Grand Guignol, and here he surpasses himself. And what a cast! I cannot think of any other movie with such a comprehensive roster of the leading British mid-20th century actors. Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Milo O'Shea, Robert Coote, Dennis Price, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern, Ian Hendry, Coral Browne, Diana Rigg and even Diana Dors for Pete's sake. How they assembled them all is a small miracle. And one can only imagine what fun they must have had putting this together. An unalloyed delight !!
Review of Theater of Blood
