The Slasher Is the Sex Maniac (So Sweet, So Dead (Italian: Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile) - 1972
(This Film Rates a C+ )
The films starts off with a nude woman who was already fatally slashed in the neck. There are photographs scattered around her body, Inspector Capuana is sent to investigate the murder. The initial suspects include prostitues, "pimps and whores", transvestites and homosexuals. Meanwhile, the masked killer takes photographs of a couple having sex and that night murders a woman who is having an affair with a married man. At the morgue the doctor recounts how the woman died as the creepy assistant fondles the dead womens breasts. He also takes pictures of their breasts and gets excited over them. Infact, he shows them off to the inspector. Now, the assistant is the primary suspect. The doctor suggests that the murderer most likely is a jealous homosexual. Impetient. The bodies start piling up with no viable leads. The morgue assistant confesses to the murders which are publiscide and makes the real killer angry. He phones threatening the inspectors wife. "You have no idea where your wife meets her lover". But who is the masked killer and why? There is lots of sex, nudity and sleeze. The gore is hit or miss with some effects being too dark to appreciate though it has some intense brutality. Sadly, the story seems to drag on a bit. The acting and script are typical and below average with no real highlights. The title seems to be the most exciting part of the film.
