This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing.
Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity.
One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.
哎，真是好失望，以为东木老爷子最后要去一下西部牛仔，结果这个牛仔不硬，也整不动了
毕竟是东木的电影。英雄迟暮，似乎无力去激荡，但永远的牛仔会变行动的冲突为内心的舒缓，能利用手中的夹笔之力书写另一番人生风景，孩子说他曾经辉煌，现已垂垂老矣，东木不去辩驳，他去拥抱他暮年的爱情，去享受他活着的每一秒，没有什么完全彻底的对错，父母之爱，友谊之光，没有什么永恒，都会逝去，我们不能只感慨美好的流走，我们要把目光投放在力所能及的当下。
不像东木。时间回到80年代初，当时的东木拍了西部的《不屈不挠》与公路的《天涯父子情》，这次又是部黄昏牛仔的公路片。后半段有点崩（中间点关于信仰）。危险源于小孩、他人、自然、自我。
故事创意是有意思的，但是情节主线也太冗长了，人物的动机在第一幕以后完全丢失，东木走的虽然仍旧是反类型片的塑造，但仍就是西部片的内核，一个英雄到达一个小镇改变了当地人并落寞孤独离开，只不过最后东木选择了回归小镇和西班牙女人重聚，但实在是乏善可陈。相比起导演天王山之作《不可饶恕》还是差强人意。不过还是希望老爷子可以一直拍下去·····
熟悉的东木风格，苍茫的西部和老爷子英雄迟暮却依然保有的那份坚毅和骄傲的个性太搭，一段被欺骗的旅程却成就了一对忘年交，并且寻找到自己久已不曾再体会的爱恋，整个调子平缓却那么感性，非常动人。希望东木大大健健康康，永葆艺术青春啊！
骨子里的牛仔精神，一次对于《完美的世界》的自我复制，但故事上和老牛仔近些年的故事一样更加童话和美好，也许这就是老头子越发老小老小的“童”心未泯吧 ★★☆
别主演了，就在幕后燃烧吧！说话动作都不太利索了，真的很担心下一幕就接不上气了！
真的就像老人讲故事
东木还想变年轻吧，只是已经给剧情推着走了…
这么大岁数了真不容易！还得演副线的感情戏。哈哈哈。老当益壮。
东木大爷的电影得抓紧看，说不定就是遗作，他今年来拍的老人题材也是往这个方向去的，这部也是，但确实有些力不从心了。借着老人和小孩的戏剧冲突，东木也在讲述自己的人生哲学，牛仔，人终于要和自己和解的。
这一路看老爷子下来见证了他老去的过程——一点点和自己和解，和世界和解，和人生和解，锐气终化为了柔和。他说「我不知道怎么治愈老」，尚存的一丝哀叹也只有童话得以抚慰了。
虽然还希望能有更多作品看 但真的感觉到他的力不从心了 好好休息吧 我爱你
惊悚片一定不是，西部片也不是。如果你喜欢看Clint Eastwood的片子，看了后虽然觉得没那么好，也还是不太想骂街，谁知道为啥
剧情平淡了点，音乐和摄影还是相当不错，能看见91岁的东木还在拍片，演戏已然足够了～
东木老爷的电影还是要看的，看一部少一部，且看且珍惜吧。
这是一个真善美的儿童片吧？片头的pure American country music 倒是不错啊。
童话版自传体电影
4/10 就是拉了，影调风格和配乐还是一贯的东木味道，精致考究；但在单薄羸弱的80s老剧本之下，和没有任何特色的配角以及仅靠三言两语推动的剧情也实在难以称得上是优秀。差强人意算得上，但绝不至于晚节不保
对老林的从未如此的失望。一个老得手抖的糟老头，凭啥让上到60下到6岁的女人对一见他就眼冒桃花？！说好的小混混呢？简直是个孝顺友善好少年好不！墨西哥富婆的保镖甲被走路都打晃的老头一拳干倒，保镖乙手持大口径被一只公鸡干倒。没有任何逻辑。甚至刻意的一点小诙谐都那么无聊。强忍快进看完的我，人如片名，我想哭泣。这个片名的翻译也是摸不着头脑，无语。老林确实该回家看孙子了。一星给西部，一星给90岁的老林，不能再多了。
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