If only this film had been finished at the time it was made it certainly would have been a success and allowed Director Bava to make more films in his final years than he was able to. But shaky funding left this in vaults for years. My 10 review applies not to the version that was edited by his son more recently. This version changes a key moment near the end of the film that in effect changes and cheapens the whole film. This is Mario Bava doing a Reservoir Dogs type of film and doing extremely well. Provocative, powerful, a text book example of how with a limited budget you can make something great. It's a nasty film told at a breathless pace and some things in it are still shocking. See the RABID DOGS version if you can. A real eye opening film for fans of Bava who think they know all he could do. Really tragic this is still hard to find but seek it out, especially Film Noir fans will enjoy this.
Review of Rabid Dogs
