Review of The French Sex Murders

The French Sex Murders (Italian: Casa d'appuntamento) - 1972 (This Film Rates a C ) An angry and sloppy jewelry thief named Antoine is blamed for the murder of a prostitute. He slaps her around quite a bit after she refuses to stop whoring herself out. The police inspector arrives to view the murder scene and thinks its "pretty obvious what happened". Antoine is eventually caught and sentenced to death by guillotine. In court he promises to return and kill all those who helped get him convicted. He escapes but winds up decapitated in a motorcycle accident. Shortly after a scientist acquires his severed head and uses it for experimentation. But is his head actually alive? Is Antoine killing people or is it some weird science experiement? By the time you get to the end of the film you wont care. The story builds too slow and there are a lot of filler scenes. The gore and effects are ok for 1972 but whats up with the murders being seen 3-4 times with psychedelic flashing colors? The kills are decent but not realistic, though the eye ball cutting scene isnt for the squimish. The English dubbing is horrendous and at times its still in Italian. The acting and script are average at best. The music is hit or miss but fits the film quite well. There is sex and a fair amount of nudity but also a lot of scenes of women being slapped around and taken advantage of. Enough to offend some. But nothing here makes this a stellar film.