Giallo was never really a good fit for Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy. There's a reason why he was known for straight horror entries like the classic "Horror Rises From the Tomb" and the Waldemar Daninsky werewolf movies. He was at his best dealing with the supernatural.
As such, "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is fairly subpar for a giallo, and for Naschy. All the typical hallmarks of giallo are there: it's a violent murder mystery with a mostly unseen black-gloved killer, and yes, the movie offers a red herring.
If you've never seen a giallo before, you might actually fall for it.
That's the trouble: "Blue Eyes" sticks with the giallo formula without really doing anything different or interesting with it. At times, this formula seems to undercut the movie, like the silly music which was used by the likes of Argento to heighten the mood, but here just seems unnecessary.
As such, "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is fairly subpar for a giallo, and for Naschy. All the typical hallmarks of giallo are there: it's a violent murder mystery with a mostly unseen black-gloved killer, and yes, the movie offers a red herring.
If you've never seen a giallo before, you might actually fall for it.
That's the trouble: "Blue Eyes" sticks with the giallo formula without really doing anything different or interesting with it. At times, this formula seems to undercut the movie, like the silly music which was used by the likes of Argento to heighten the mood, but here just seems unnecessary.