Review of Evil Eye

Hunky, blithely decadent wealthy swinging playboy Peter Crane (an engaging performance by handsome and brawny Mexican super star and sex symbol Jorge Rivero) has horrific visions of killing folks and freaky naked shrieking people. Kindly psychiatrist Dr. Stone (veteran character actor Richard Conte; mob capo Emilio Barzini in "The Godfather") places Paul in a hospital for observation. But the ghastly murders and disturbing visions continue. Is Paul responsible for the brutal mayhem? Or is something more sinister going on? Director Mario Siciliano, who also helmed a bunch of spaghetti Westerns and hardcore porno pictures, starts this intriguingly bizarre Spanish/Italian/Mexican horror thriller opus on a slow and spooky note, gradually developing an eerie and mysterious nightmarish oddball atmosphere that reaches a really intense and harrowing fever pitch in the gloriously off the wall final third. Stelvio Capriani's groovy score neatly alternates between smooth funky lounge music and wonky flesh-crawling creepiness. Vicente Minaya's crude, unpolished cinematography likewise adds considerably to the overall outré tone. Nice supporting performances by the lovely Pilar Velasquez as sweet, charming, fetching shrink Dr. Sarah Turner, Anthony Steffen as a hard-nosed police detective, Luis Latorre as Paul's fellow party hearty rich pal Robert, and Daniela Giordano as beautiful blonde babe Tanya. An engrossing and often unsettling fright flick oddity.