Let me preface this review by saying that I've never seen the original play this is based on and that I've watched it in the original Italian version with no dubbing. However, I needed some Italian subtitles.
First of all, the acting is great. There's some outstanding performances by the women that play the maid and the older daughter but no one in this movie missed the mark. The best thing about this film however is the cinematography. The color palette and the camera movement is beautiful. And these two things are actually what's saving this movie from being laughably bad. The characters, their behavior and even their dialogue seem farfetched and are often ridiculous caricatures. Storywise there's also the problem of how to reveal the secrets and the only solution for this is always a character who by chance knows about it of another character but for some reason waited in telling it. This happens multiple times.
So, this is supposed to be a Satire. And therefore, I get that people are supposed to be exaggerations, but if they're neither connecting with the audience nor make them laugh, then it's a failure.
To sum it up. It's not an atrocious movie by all means, but for a whodunnit satire you need a smart script and this ain't it. It's worth however a peak if you're interested in its cinematography or great acting.
First of all, the acting is great. There's some outstanding performances by the women that play the maid and the older daughter but no one in this movie missed the mark. The best thing about this film however is the cinematography. The color palette and the camera movement is beautiful. And these two things are actually what's saving this movie from being laughably bad. The characters, their behavior and even their dialogue seem farfetched and are often ridiculous caricatures. Storywise there's also the problem of how to reveal the secrets and the only solution for this is always a character who by chance knows about it of another character but for some reason waited in telling it. This happens multiple times.
So, this is supposed to be a Satire. And therefore, I get that people are supposed to be exaggerations, but if they're neither connecting with the audience nor make them laugh, then it's a failure.
To sum it up. It's not an atrocious movie by all means, but for a whodunnit satire you need a smart script and this ain't it. It's worth however a peak if you're interested in its cinematography or great acting.