When the lead in a new opera version of Macbeth is run over, her young understudy has to step in. However, there are shady goings-on with a killer on the loose.

I love Opera. I remember the kills were shown as part of a horror module I took at university, and I couldn’t wait to see the full film.

Opera doesn’t disappoint. It contains some of Dario Argento’s most innovative and striking directorial flourishes to date and contains some of the most operatic (pun not intended) murders in horror history.

I love Betty’s emotional detachment and the fact that this is due to her traumatic past.

Opera really is Argento firing on all cylinders and displays the work of a director who is at the peak of his powers. He really is the Scorsese of horror.

The last ten minutes are like The Sound of Music on crack.

Bravo.

4.5 out of 5 stars