Death Walks at Midnight

The iron glove with the spikes is cool, but mostly this is just decent stuff, without much going for it. I watched a few more movies after it and I feel like it's already fading from my memory, which isn't a great sign. It's not bad by any means, but not particularly good, either.

More convoluted than it needed to and mid section drags, oh, but it looks so beautiful. Model needs cash, enters drug-fueled experiment and ends up having harrowing vision of a killer murdering a woman with a spiked iron glove. It ignites complex investigation with multitude of weirdos -- giggling dude is my fav --, most of them involved in an international drug dealing scheme, and dead end versions of the same story, to the point she doesn't know anymore what her vision means. Brilliant finale.

In my opinion, the downward spiral continued with this which is my least favourite Ercoli gialli. It’s just not engaging; confusing and uninteresting plot; too long with surprisingly little suspense - and it doesn’t help that the “killer” looks like Martin Short. It’s not all bad though: soundtrack is OK, Scott is fun and it has nice cinematography with good looking locations and sets, and a neat murder weapon, but compared to the other films by the same crew, it’s a big letdown.

With a much tighter script than DWoHH and the attractive Nieves Navarro (a.k.a. Susan Scott) playing a strong female lead guiding us through all the thrills and twist this was more captivating than DWoHH. Like so many gialli one of its themes is truth vs. perception with a protagonist whose testimony isn't trusted by others.

Fiquei o filme inteiro me indagando porque a protagonista maravilhosa aturava aquele namorado macho escroto do caralho, digamos que isso seja essencial para o desenrolar da narrativa. Box Versátil Giallo Volume 6.

Considering DWaM is filmed right after Ercoli´s previous film Death Walks on High Heels, is named similarly, and has Ercoli´s wife in the lead role, it is surprising how different the films actually are. DWaM is more serious, and offers much more psychological depth for Nieves Navarro´s aka Susan Scott´s lead character; and it actually has no nudity at all (striking contrast to the awkward peeping show of DWoHH). However the movie falls into boredom as it fails to evolve during it´s course.

The plot hits some slow spots, but a solid giallo featuring a decent twist and an amazingly annoying villain