Phenomena

Phenomena est moins sanglant que les autres films d'horreur et se concentre davantage sur l'histoire et l'atmosphère. Ce qui est un énorme avantage. Jennifer Connelly et Donald Pleasence sont parfaitement castés et ce mystère hypnotique des insectes combiné à la musique psychédélique et à l'environnement alpin incroyablement isolé fait des merveilles. Si ce n'était pas quelques petites critiques, cela serait un véritable bijou du genre ! (16/02/2003)

Monty Python presents: Phenomena – Revenge of the Chimp… Wait, it wasn’t a parody? I'm amazed what kind of horrible nonsense the diehard Argento fans are willing to put up with. Exactly as Fulci said: Argento is a skilled director of eye-popping scenes, but a terrible screenwriter. All that was missing was that the killer was the chimpanzee, and actually, in the context of the events in the film, I wouldn't be surprised. After all, his entrance with a razor at the very end was the cherry on top. (11/06/2019)

If you’re willing to accept that the female lead can communicate with insects that help her go after a dangerous killer, you will have fulfilled the main condition to enjoy this film. Another condition is high tolerance for bad acting (Jennifer and the Professor are OK, the rest are KO) – some of the stuff those actors have to say reaches almost parody levels. The atmosphere is decent overall – the Alps do their job – but it’s such a shame that about half of the potentially scary scenes are ruined by music that is terrible for horror, the choice of which I really can’t understand. The last half hour, when things finally get going a little, improves the otherwise mixed feelings. It’s one of those films that I believe warrants a remake. (27/05/2008)