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SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Scott LeBrun Two beautiful women are murdered in fairly quick succession inside an opulent high rise apartment building. Then, at some point, two more extremely desirable ladies, models named Jennifer (giallo goddess Edwige Fenech) and her goofy friend Marilyn (Paola Quattrini) move into the apartment of one of the dead women. There is no shortage of suspects from which to choose; falling under suspicion are studly architect Andrea Barto (George Hilton) and Jennifers' psycho ex-husband Adam (Ben Carra), a leader of a group sex cult, to name just two people. Working his way through the clues and the corpses is an amusing police commissioner named Enci (Giampiero Albertini).There isn't much about "The Case of the Bloody Iris" that makes it stand out in any way, save for some effective camera angles (shooting straight up or straight down inside a very tall stairwell). It's pretty standard for the genre, but it should still entertain its devotees, with the usual focus on sleaze, and the physical assets of our attractive female cast. The gore is decently done, as well. The widescreen photography by Stelvio Massi (lighting) and Michele Pensato (operator) doesn't hurt in the slightest. Bruno Nicolai contributes some very nice music. The fun, sometimes comical, script by genre specialist Ernesto Gastaldi may be one of the drawbacks; this viewer always feels that if *he* is able to predict plot twists, including the ultimate identity of the killer, then most people should be able to. It's just a shade too easy to guess.The cast is fine. Fenech is just so ravishing from role to role, and is easy to watch. Hilton creates a reasonably engaging leading man. Franco Agostini supplies comedy relief as the assistant commissioner who becomes bored with his surveillance duties. He, Albertini, Annabella Incontrera, Carra, Carla Brait, and George Rigaud comprise a solid bunch of actors and actresses.It may not be inspired, but it's a worthy viewing for fans of this genre.Seven out of 10.

jadavix "The Case of the Bloody Iris" is a superior giallo which benefits from the mesmerising presence of one Edwige Fenech, who fared much better in gialli than she did in all those dreadful Italian sex comedies. The producers had enough sense to let her be the heroine, rather than the standard debonair older gent, who thankfully doesn't come between her and the camera.The movie also has the bonus of never being boring. There are choice moments such as Fenech's first appearance, topless with body paint as a policewoman or some such (had she started making those commedia sexy all'italiana movies yet?) There is also a strikingly beautiful woman of colour who has a great scene, stripping on stage and then challenging men in the audience to come and fight her.The killings, if that's what you're here for, aren't as memorable, except for one hilarious moment where a ditzy blond girl has just been knifed and staggers up to the debonair gent (who, remember, isn't the hero) and rather than helping her in any way, he gazes off into the distance as though posing for an advertisement for cologne while she bleeds all over him. People, unsurprisingly, assume him to be the killer: he is at least partially culpable for not doing anything to help her!This one loses points in the end for not really being suspenseful. When the killer is revealed, it's not that much of a revelation. At least the journey there is fun.

Jonny_Numb The problem with being a fervent connoisseur of '70s-era Italian horror is that it's only a matter of time before the good stuff (the Fulcis, the Argentos, the Bavas) gives way to the derivative rip-offs, until there's nowhere to go but down in the dregs of amateurs who were thrown some money to satisfy a "market demand." And the problem with gialli in particular is that, even the well-made ones begin to seem similar in structure, character, and plot. And while "The Case of the Bloody Iris" is well-done enough for me to recommend, it is ultimately a pretty conventional offering. The excellent opening scene has a beautiful woman murdered in an elevator within her apartment; soon after, luscious models are being slain by a "Blood and Black Lace"-styled killer. Like other gialli of the era, "Iris" sets up its premise early on, and spends the rest of the time twisting it into a pretzel of red herrings, misdirection, and talky exposition. But director Giuliano Carnimeo (under the pseudonym Anthony Ascott) keeps things well-paced and intriguing, giving us some great setpieces and camera work (including a lot of vertiginous shots), and Edwige Fenech ("Strip Nude for Your Killer") is an enticing example of '70s sex appeal who looks great in skimpy negligee or nothing at all. Not the best example of the genre, but certainly worth a look for fans.

Scarecrow-88 Jennifer(Edwige Fenech)is a model on her way up the ladder of success who moves into the apartment complex architecturally designed by Andrea Barto(George Hilton). He even has a blueprint of the whole building. Andrea is dashing, handsome & filthy rich..but he has a tendency of being involved in the lives of certain women who fall prey to a serial killer wearing a stocking mask, hat & brown leather gloves. The killer uses a very small knife that can be easily hidden when stabbing in the gut of the chosen female victim..even in a crowded street or public elevator. Jennifer is being stalked by an ex-"husband" who won't cease from following her around often leaving a flower as a reminder that he isn't too far away. She hears mysterious voices in the bathroom from the apartment next to hers housing an old woman who likes horror stories. There is also a professor and his lesbian daughter(who makes it quite known she's attracted to Jen)who live on Jennifer's floor. It seems the female victims chosen all lived in Andrea's apartment. When Jennifer's best friend, Marilyn(Paola Quattrini)is murdered on a crowded street, she is in constant fear for her well-being. Couple that with the killer almost attacking Jennifer in her own apartment and Andrea(who she has become sexually involved with) being the chief suspect, she doesn't know where to turn. Anyone and everyone is a suspect.Good mystery highlights some nasty stomach stabbings in this delicious giallo from Giuliano Carnimeo. The ending where someone falls down a flight of stairs as the camera follows him towards the climactic end is stunning. Fenech is a gorgeous creature, but she is pretty much caught in a state of peril most the way with fear the constant emotion on her face. Hilton is the prototypical leading male in the gialli sub-genre..a wealthy, attractive, but mysterious man the female heroine falls for. Hilton always creates doubt for the viewer because you just never know because anyone whose seen their share of gialli understand that he has been both hero and villain. The film finds ways for Fenech to show off her killer body. The above title regards how the film changes when the first chosen possibility as the killer is found dead with a flower in Jennifer's apartment covered in blood.