An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
Mr. Argento's methods make potentially stomach-turning material more interesting than it ought to be.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
It's always fascinating to watch; the thrills and spills are so classy and fast that the movie becomes in effect what horror movies seemed like when you were too young to get in to see them.
– Scott Meek,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Argento works so hard for his effects -- throwing around shock cuts, colored lights, and peculiar camera angles -- that it would be impolite not to be a little frightened.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
29 Mar 2007
fresh:
A movie that makes sense only to the eye (and even then . . .).