The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971) ***1/2

The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971), the second of Dario Argento's unofficial "Animal Trilogy" is my least favorite and perhaps the least inventive of the three films. It drags a bit here and there with a plot that can be confusing and seems to exist just to stitch the set pieces together (typical of the genre). But it's still a stylish giallo featuring a pair of charismatic leads (James Franciscus, Karl Marlden) and an excellent, jazzy, atonal score by Ennio Morricone.

You can find my Dario Argento Films Ranked list here.

You can find my Giallo Feature Films Ranked list here.

Screencaps courtesy of Land Of Whimsy