"Lizard In A Woman's Skin" is a film that has developed, over the years, a cult reputation as being one of the very best Lucio Fulci films, an opinion shared especially among those who prefer Fulci's less gory films (not that there aren't some very graphic scenes here, but they are few in number). It is a reputation that the film mostly lives up to. It's very stylishly shot around London (BTW, Fulci seems to have invented the "you-are-there / shaky-cam" style long before it became fashionable), the story is unpredictable and loaded with red herrings, and the cast is unusually competent for the genre - Florinda Bolkan may very well be the best giallo actress of them all (she's great to look at as well, and so are the other women in the film). But the film also drags at times, and the opening 10 minutes in particular come dangerously close to Jess Franco territory. Overall I think Fulci's later mystery "Seven Notes In Black" is superior to this one; I'll also have to watch "Don't Torture A Duckling" one of these days. **1/2 out of 4.
P.S. Although the film appears to have been shot in English, the Italian version actually sounds more natural!
P.S. Although the film appears to have been shot in English, the Italian version actually sounds more natural!