Trauma (1993)

Read a great review of Trauma(1993) Directed by Dario Argento.
when I say great I mean the review itself - I was thoroughly amused and have added Trauma to my “to see” list, just so that I can have a better understanding of what Shock Room was referring to.
In order to read the whole original review go over to shock Room.

Unfortunately Trauma is not among Argento’s best. In this case, the auteur has put a damper on his imagination. It’s hard to say if this is due to the personal nature of some of the film’s material, or if this was an attempt at a more commercial American product. The result is a sluggish and murky tale of decapitation, insanity, and anorexia. Two of Argento’s favorite tropes–the girl in danger and the killer on the loose–lie stranded on opposite sides of a lackluster story.

Trauma lacks the verve and ingenuity of the director’s best European work. His heart is not in this thing. Nor is his cinematography, his bold colors, his crazy camera angles, or his signature, shrieking music.

What Argento has given of himself to Trauma is his daughter Asia Argento, as sixteen-year-old Aura Petrescu. Aura is the bulimic daughter of a psychic who’s had her committed to a nefarious clinic for therapy. Aura wants to return home to her weird parents, but they insist that she remain in the care of Dr. Judd (Frederic Forrest), who is clearly cracked. The reasons for all of this will become apparent in time, but by then you probably won’t care.

Asia has come a long way since then and is now directing, writing and acting in movies in her own right.