Several years ago, Eva (Bianca Koedam) left Poland to become an interpreter, which has paid off well. But when her sister Maria (Jennifer Driver, who shows up in the Guns N' Roses video for "Since I Don't Have You" as she was dating Axl Rose at the time; she's also in the movies Apri gli occhi e... sogna and Fairway - una strada lunga un sogno) visits Milan, she arrives just in time to see her sister once before she is killed after one of her many evenings as a call girl.
After her sister's friend - another call girl - is killed giallo-style by being thrown off a building and through a glass rooftop, Inspector Tony Messina (Raz Degan, an Israeli-born model to actor) takes Maria seriously. Their plan? She starts answering her sister's phone and goes to meet her clients, hoping to find who murdered her, all while carrying a baby monitor so Tony can listen and keep her safe.
Director and co-writer Carlo Vanzina - with Enrico Vanzina (the brothers are the sons of famous Italian director Steno) and Franco Ferrini - made two other giallo before this, the odd Mystere and, of course, Nothing Underneath. He would go on to make the third film in that latter film's unconnected life, Sotto il vestito niente - L'ultima sfilata. Like all of his films, this is quite slick and with the quality of its dubbing, you may even think that it's an American movie.
This definitely has a crew that knows giallo, as the cinematographer is Luigi Kuveiller (The New York Ripper, Deep Red) and the score is by Pino Donaggio. There's never any danger, however, nor do we even get to see a black glove or gleaming blade. In fact, Eva is killed by accident. That said, it looks slick and moves quickly, even if Tony ends up being a jerk and Maria is never sure if she wants to go all in on acting as a call girl or constantly covering herself up.
After her sister's friend - another call girl - is killed giallo-style by being thrown off a building and through a glass rooftop, Inspector Tony Messina (Raz Degan, an Israeli-born model to actor) takes Maria seriously. Their plan? She starts answering her sister's phone and goes to meet her clients, hoping to find who murdered her, all while carrying a baby monitor so Tony can listen and keep her safe.
Director and co-writer Carlo Vanzina - with Enrico Vanzina (the brothers are the sons of famous Italian director Steno) and Franco Ferrini - made two other giallo before this, the odd Mystere and, of course, Nothing Underneath. He would go on to make the third film in that latter film's unconnected life, Sotto il vestito niente - L'ultima sfilata. Like all of his films, this is quite slick and with the quality of its dubbing, you may even think that it's an American movie.
This definitely has a crew that knows giallo, as the cinematographer is Luigi Kuveiller (The New York Ripper, Deep Red) and the score is by Pino Donaggio. There's never any danger, however, nor do we even get to see a black glove or gleaming blade. In fact, Eva is killed by accident. That said, it looks slick and moves quickly, even if Tony ends up being a jerk and Maria is never sure if she wants to go all in on acting as a call girl or constantly covering herself up.
