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.
西部片，一个深藏功与名隐身西部农场前江湖杀手的故事。剧情不紧凑，前面有些散漫，许多对话亦不精彩。后面枪战戏不错，比较干脆利落。故事中儿子的设置没必要，反而拖累剧情。
不错的西部类型片，男孩的成长与老头的救赎。三分之二段落都挺老派的西部片，最后枪战不仅有近战，还有加时赛头目对射，拍得挺好，就是处理成现代动作戏了，结尾反杀没有必要，干脆死于枪伤更好。有几处深焦摄影构图不错
这才是生活的现实与生命的真实。
拍得太英雄主义了就不现实主义，太现实主义了又没多大传奇意味，难难难
看个热闹，开始的铺垫太长了，最后也是不考虑逻辑了
非常现代的西部片拍法，那种现代社会对老西部的迷之憧憬挥散不去，反应到电影里最具象化的表现就是儿子和父亲的矛盾冲突了。不过拍法虽然是现代西部，但依旧没有创新，甚至连构图都和近几年的西部片无差。比利小子的梗玩到现在。
看到正统西部片的惊喜和结局这个心里难过的反差真的好大！
欢迎回到原味西部，像真人版《荒野大镖客2》的小样。
西部片大概就是追求一种情调，旷野，粗糙，野蛮，传奇，秘密。前面所有的蓄力，就是为了最后的砰砰砰。敌人全倒，谜底揭晓，这个老实巴交的农民，原来就是传说中的谁谁谁。
确实像有的网友说的，我也有些担心这儿子离家之后的境遇。就联想到不久前看的The Green Knight里面，Gawain出城没多久便被人抢了绑在树林里。
Fucking great！！2021最佳硬核！看完有两个遗憾：荒野大镖客2我怎么就半途而废没通关？！我怎么喝着红酒而不是威士忌看完的？！
剧情有点相似 到走出了另一种方式 或许是亲情的温服让人为之改变 也为之有所牵挂
纯正的西部片，如果枪战再爽些，老亨利再帅些就更好了。
他失去了挚爱的女人
美式武侠，隐居大咖。电影的氛围感营造的很好。
西部片比较是我一直get不到的类型，但这部可看性还不错，那个白衣军师我说怎么看着眼熟，原来是疯狂小八，70/100
作品很西部，比较复古，确实在流行炫技立新的当下，这样的作品并不多见。
观影时让我想起了博尔赫斯在恶棍列传里写的比来小子。果然就是他！没看过之前关于比利小子的电影，没想到一看就是老亨利版的了。总体剧情还算流畅，但不知道比利小子的观众可能没有什么感觉吧。
在音范丝随便下的，质量一般。剧情我很满意啊，西部片标准剧情，另外从他第一反应是杀你的孩子开始就应该把他干掉了好不。
悠长的音乐，广阔的外景，舒缓的节奏，传统的西部片。
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