"The fourth victim" pretty much left me speechless : not because it was good, but because it had the effect of, say, a drunken joy ride through a field full of crumbling haystacks. The movie started out as a promising mystery thriller with some comedic or satirical elements, before wandering off in ten directions at once. Storylines petered out while others appeared out of nowhere. After a while nothing made sense any longer, except - perhaps - in a "dream logic" fashion. The ending fit the intrigue like a police helmet fits a rabbit.
There's also another major problem. The male protagonist of "The fourth victim" is a rich, suave and sophisticated man who may, or may not, have killed off several of his spouses. Sadly enough the actor playing the part looks and sounds deeply, remarkably dull. You constantly expect him to lecture the other characters on the nature of pyroclastic breccia.
Still, the movie will be of interest to those viewers who like to watch a classic mystery thriller go off the rails, bigly. And to be fair there are a great number of beautiful or intriguing locations to admire.
There's also another major problem. The male protagonist of "The fourth victim" is a rich, suave and sophisticated man who may, or may not, have killed off several of his spouses. Sadly enough the actor playing the part looks and sounds deeply, remarkably dull. You constantly expect him to lecture the other characters on the nature of pyroclastic breccia.
Still, the movie will be of interest to those viewers who like to watch a classic mystery thriller go off the rails, bigly. And to be fair there are a great number of beautiful or intriguing locations to admire.