"The Psychic" is a fascinating Giallo mystery directed by horror legend Lucio Fulci that is perhaps quite a bit restrained when compared to his usual gore-filled efforts. But nonetheless it's an intriguing supernatural thriller with a stunning yet morbid atmosphere sustained in suspense and excellently crafted. Like I already said this is one of Lucio Fulci's most subdued productions, which is probably why it fell under the radar, but what it lacks in gore it more than makes up for it in tension and an enjoyable narrative.
The plot follows a young woman named Virginia a psychic who experiences a vision of a woman being murdered and then entombed in her husband's house, then after finding the skeleton remains her husband is arrested and then it's up to her and her friend Luca to unravel the mystery with the help of her visions and following the clues to the identity of the real killer.
Jennifer O'Neil is sensational in the role of Virginia and provides a great anchor as the leading lady and providing a well-balanced performance as she drives the plot of this chilling mystery. The rest of the cast helps fill out this world beautifully with standouts such as Marc Porel as Luca who provides solid support, as well as Gianni Garko as Francesco the husband caught up in this mind boggling web of murder.
The twists and turns of the narrative is what really pulls you the viewer into its world and the gentle and restrained approach by Lucio Fulci is rather refreshing and instead provides a complex and thought-provoking story with a couple of shocking moments throughout, but nothing too outrageous as his other efforts. It's nice to see another side to the director and its such a shame that this flopped so badly upon its original releases as its one of his finest efforts of his career and truly deserves more regonition.
The plot follows a young woman named Virginia a psychic who experiences a vision of a woman being murdered and then entombed in her husband's house, then after finding the skeleton remains her husband is arrested and then it's up to her and her friend Luca to unravel the mystery with the help of her visions and following the clues to the identity of the real killer.
Jennifer O'Neil is sensational in the role of Virginia and provides a great anchor as the leading lady and providing a well-balanced performance as she drives the plot of this chilling mystery. The rest of the cast helps fill out this world beautifully with standouts such as Marc Porel as Luca who provides solid support, as well as Gianni Garko as Francesco the husband caught up in this mind boggling web of murder.
The twists and turns of the narrative is what really pulls you the viewer into its world and the gentle and restrained approach by Lucio Fulci is rather refreshing and instead provides a complex and thought-provoking story with a couple of shocking moments throughout, but nothing too outrageous as his other efforts. It's nice to see another side to the director and its such a shame that this flopped so badly upon its original releases as its one of his finest efforts of his career and truly deserves more regonition.