Director: Dario Argento
Writer: Jim Agnew, Dario Argento
Cast: Adrien Brody, Elsa Pataky, Emmanuelle Seigner, Robert Miano
In Italy, a woman fears her sister may have been kidnapped. Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.
When a woman suspects her model sister has been abducted, she seeks help in loner Inspector Enzo Avolfi. Turns out hes working on a case involving a crazed jaundice taxi driver who abducts attractive women and then slowly kills them. One of the true masters of Italian giallo cinema returns to the genre which any horror fan who knew the 80's still remembers him so fondly for. Trouble is the story and characters are painfully derivative, with the always reliable Adrien Brody being sadly wasted in a role/roles that echoes the TV series Dexter. Another of the flaws is Argento seems to have embraced modern horror movies like 'Hostle' & 'Saw' a little too much with way too much of the film set in the grimly lit dirty factory of the killer. Only segment of the film I did enjoy was the flash backs to Enzo/Brodys childhood. Seems 'Mother of Tears' split horror fans somewhat, I personally liked that as I did with both his Masters of Horror entries 'Pelts' & 'Jenifer' unfortunately as much of a fan of his I am Giallo was a let down.
(6½ out of 10)
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