The Devil with Seven Faces (1971)

Fresh and Exciting

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Julie and Mary are twins (both Carroll Baker!). Julie gets a phone call from Mary claiming she is in trouble. Julie fears for her life as she is threatened by burglars. She has some friends watch over her, but they are not there all the time. Half way through the film we discover they are looking for jewels.The restoration was fair. Note the Bic lighter used as a "flashlight" before the age of cell phones. Also Julie must stay at her home because she awaits a call from Mary. Time hasn't been kind to the production. The writing and acting are no longer entertaining.Guide: No swearing. Brief rear nudity. Implied sex. Woman gets blouse ripped open. On 50 DVD multi-packs.

I tried watching this movie several times before giving up & cutting it off.For some reason I decided to give it 1 final go.Instead of cutting it off after 20+ minutes, I made it to 40+ minutes & then cut it off.I don't understand why I decided to give it another chance when I should've just left it off in the 1st place.I tried sitting through it but after awhile I just could not do it anymore.I no longer cared about why Julie is being stalked by a bunch of criminals, the stolen diamonds or whatever else happened.All of a sudden it hit me, I could be watching something else.Why am I torturing myself?! I can't believe I made it as long as I did especially being able to watch it the entire time I did with my eyes open.If you like movies that will bore you out of your mind then watch Devil With Seven Faces (Is it Devil With Seven Faces or Devil Has Seven Faces? Different sites, different names.Either way I guess it doesn't matter.This movie SUCKED!!!) If you can sit through the entire movie without falling asleep or turning it off, you have my respect

A lousy Italian made thriller starring Carroll Baker & Stephen Boyd. Baker is a neurotic career girl (it's never clear what it is that she does for a living) being stalked by a bunch of hoods looking for a diamond her twin sister may or may not have stolen. Boyd is her lawyer. George Hilton is Baker's lover who becomes her pursuer. A hopelessly confusing and very long 90 minute crime film from director Osvaldo Civirani. Shot in Italy & Holland, the film has no sense of any place at all. There are exactly zero thrills. This still-born dreck was just one of many films Baker made in Italy during the late '60/early '70s. The meaning of the title remains a mystery.

It could perhaps be argued that "The Devil With Seven Faces" shouldn't even be categorized as a giallo, but even though the gore is largely missing (most of the killings are simple shootings), many of the other typical characteristics of the genre are here: the colorful title, the convoluted, twisty and often nonsensical plot (one bit with an apparently dead old lady whose body disappears makes no sense at all!), the music, the European locations, the general "feel", and George Hilton as a charming/shady character. Carroll Baker is several cuts above the average giallo heroine (and boy does she have GREAT LEGS), but on the whole this film is merely passable. Still, those who enjoy the genre and have learned to accept its flaws should probably check this one out. (**)