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

The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971), the second of Dario Argento's unofficial "Animal Trilogy," is 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 together the set pieces (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.

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