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I picked this up out of a bargain basement DVD sale thinking the title "death spider" (Japanese version), might provide some afternoon thrills. While the first 10 minutes provide some hope that the rest of the film is as good, the remaining hour or so is rendered dull by unenthusiastic actors.

The story has a decent premise, a serial killer is on the loose who loves to torture his victims and a psychiatrist who has given up the chase is suddenly confronted by a new patient who has psychic visions.

The music is top notch and the film feels like it had a decent budget behind it but the casting and acting really turn this into a C movie rather than a B. In particular the reporter played by Caroline Kessler seems to enjoy giving a cute smile at really inappropriate moments making us wonder if she also thinks her dialog is bad (notice where she questions the tortured girl in the hospital and says "we need you to tell us everything.." and then smiles??).

In the end most of the actors seem not to be putting their full effort into this one and it shows.The dialog is amateurish in many places which had me rolling my eyes back in my head. Most viewers will probably turn this one off within the first 20 min.

The main character of "Visions" wakes up in a mental hospital after a car accident.He's doesn't remember his past.He is an amnesiac,who wants to learn more about his life.With the help of his friend he finds in the archive of Dr.Leeman's some hidden files and videotapes of an unsolved crime case.The serial killer nicknamed The Spider is still on the loose.The visions of Matt are becoming more and more nightmarish.Deadly dull and suspenseless psychological thriller obviously inspired by "Saw" series.I don't see any connection with 70's and 80's Italian gialli.The editing is epileptic and the acting is pretty weak.The climax is extremely anti-climatic.Watch Austrian "Angst" if you want a proper serial killer movie.3 out of 10.

The description of the movie and the review it had, despite the low number of votes compelled me to watch about 2 minutes. In that two minutes I could pretty much tell that the votes were all from cast and the good review was from either the writer, director or a retard. Save your money for a Noddy DVD, the acting is bound to be better and the plot will have far more depth. I am not sure why IMDb force you to write a minimum of 10 lines, perhaps an EU directive on the minimum recommended number of words that are needed to adequately describe an insult to cinema or perhaps writing 10 lines on IMDb creates a magical force that somehow makes a bad film into a good one, wishful thinking.....

I've never gone the distance to comment on a film. This film was so bad that I was amazed at the current rating it has. I have to ask myself "How?". I tried to vote for it but every time I tried it came back: Sorry, there was a problem collecting your vote. Please try again...

I even tried a different browser in the event that, that was the issue.

I saw a lot of promise in this film that was totally tossed out the window. So much of what like so many other films could have been good was simply written with a lack of imagination and lack of effort for detail. I guess that would have to be my biggest complaint about the film. The total lack of detail.

I've seen comic books with more detail than this film. That might explain why some of the films based on comic books are so much better.

Not to be to harsh on the actors in the film but from the performances I don't feel they could act like they had to defecate if they had a box of laxatives.

The opening 10 minutes, could have been so good, if it wasn't for weak acting and a poorly written script. Not to mention the fact that they dubbed another voice over a nurse.

After that, the movie kept me guessing, I was certain I knew how the movie was going to end, then changed my mind again and again, until it ended the way I initially expected it to.

It's a good psychological thriller about a serial killer and the movie only shows the violence that is necessary, which is in good taste.

I liked this movie overall. It killed 100 minutes of life with the flu.

In the end, I'm glad I didn't turn it off.

The era of illustriousness for the Italian Gialli movies is long over and gone – more than twenty years already, in fact – but ambitious Italian filmmakers occasionally still breeze in to deliver new movies with plenty of echoes to this wondrous sub genre of European horror/thriller cinema. Some fine recent examples of this include "The Unknown Woman", "Eyes of Crystal" and "The Girl by the Lake". Luigi Cecinelli's "Visions" arguably also ranks high amongst these chosen few, although the parallelism between this film and the authentic Gialli of the early 70's is much more subtle and indistinct. Giallo-obsessed freaks, like myself, will undoubtedly spot the likenesses, but to the majority of normal film-loving audiences "Visions" will probably just comes across as a convoluted but solid, suspenseful and very engaging psychological thriller. Andrea Del Monte's script is perhaps slightly over-ambitious and pseudo-intellectual for its own good, resulting into a confusing and improbable finale, but some of the basic plot-ingredients and ideas are deeply impressive. And even though director Cecinelli and writer Del Monte are relatively inexperienced, "Visions" is also a skilfully stylish, coherently structured and adequately shot accomplishment. The opening ten minutes are unquestionably the best and most memorable ones, as they cover the latest onslaught of the smart and seemingly unstoppable serial killer known as "The Spider". In an attempt to rescue several of his captured victims at once, the entire police squad as well as the hostages die an excruciatingly painful death. The traumatized FBI-profiler Dr. Leeman resigns and returns to his previous job; psychiatrist in a private clinic. A certain time later one of his patients, Matt – an amnesia patient recovering from a car accident – accidentally stumbles upon Dr. Leeman's notes and records on The Spider's case and begins to suffer from nightmarish visions that are accurately illustrating the infamous serial killer's deeds. Suspecting some kind of psychic or perhaps even physical link with The Spider, Matt digs deeper into the case, in assistance with a fellow patient, a sexy journalist and eventually even Dr. Leeman himself. "Visions" may seem predictable and fairly obvious straight from the beginning, but there's a lot more than superficially meeting the eye. It's a puzzle gradually getting more difficult to solve with each piece that falls into place and you only comprehend the complete picture when the entire puzzle is solved. Your initial guess regarding the denouement might be correct, but nonetheless there are several twist and turns throughout the film that are simply too complex to predict. I realize this all sounds extremely vague and maybe even bit misleading, but it honestly would be a shame to reveal anything more and risk spoiling a potentially surprising viewing experience. Try and think of "Visions" like some sort of odd but unexpectedly effective crossbreed of "Saw" and "The Usual Suspects". The special effects are top-class and overwhelming, even a tad bit exaggerated sometimes, and there are a handful of moments of grisly violence. Hopefully this clever and zealous Italian production receives a proper distribution, as it deserves a wide audience.

This movie was very promising in the beginning, but after an half hour the final was too obvious. An horror title which you can understand the final after such a short time and completely without any surprise (less or more), it hardly be called exciting, although there were a lot of potential. Nevertheless, the actors have played very well, especially Caroline Kessler, and I believe the soundtrack is matching: the only flaw was precisely the sequence of events. Too bad not being able to develop a storyline so interesting ... For this reason, I would not recommend watching this title, despite my vote is still positive for the idea and the performance of the cast.