Being a great fan of Dario Argento's works, I've been watching his latest movie with growing pain, as they invariably are unsatisfying, if not close to laughable. The Phantom of the Opera, I Can't Sleep, The Card Player, are all nothing more than big missteps from the man who gave us Deep Red, Tenebrae and Inferno. I was really happy, then, when I started reading enthusiastic reviews for Argento's entry to the Masters of Horror series. But, is the result really a return to form? Not really. The movie in itself is actually much better than Argento's latest works; but, that said, where's the originality? I was quite shocked by the fact that Jenifer's storyline is copied, completely, from the idea behind Raoul Servais' Harpya, a 1979 short animated movie. Point is: Harpya is a small gem of a movie, frightening, enigmatic, haunting, a Kafkaesque nightmare; whereas Jenifer is just an above-the-average TV horror movie, with some good moments, but overall bland and dull.
