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Title: Great acting but gore replaces suspense
Review: Of course it's begging for comparison with Strangers on a Train, given that both are based on a Patricia Highsmith novel and both involve a similar "bring an innocent man into the realm of the killer" scenario. But unlike Strangers, this film doesn't have much suspense. A big scene, in which the "innocent" man's wife learns more than we want her to know, is passed over way too quickly. This was basically the emotional climax of the film and it just zipped by. Hitchcock would have understood that it, not any shootout, was the film's big moment and would have lingered accordingly. However, Malcovitch and everyone else does a great job and Italy is beautiful. So if you can stand the gore, you may enjoy it as a rental, but it's no must-have.
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