The movie sucks. It's beneath Argento to be making such drek after so long a career. He's better than this.
The Card Player(Il cartaio)
Italy · 2004
1h 43m
Director Dario Argento
Starring Stefania Rocca, Liam Cunningham, Silvio Muccino, Cosimo Fusco
Genre Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.
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The New York Times by Dave Kehr
The film unfolds as a tired, thoroughly conventional police procedural that might as well be titled "CSI: Roma."
Argento fans lusting for a classy slasher movie of the "Suspiria"/"Opera" variety are headed for a disappointing rendezvous with an old-fashioned police thriller, upgraded by serious actors in the main roles.
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
This oddly flat serial-killer picture shows none of the baroque flair that characterizes the best of Italian horror filmmaker Dario Argento's work.
Argento keeps the suspense level high while throwing in trademark cringe-inducing moments.
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