Blu-ray Review – 5 Women for the Killer

1974's "5 Women for the Killer" wins an award for "Most Unappealing Premise," asking viewers to embark on a tale about a serial killer who only targets pregnant women, mutilating their bodies in the process. It's not exactly a popcorn-munching type of story, and there's some relief that director Stelvio Massi ("Emergency Squad," "Hunted City") doesn't go crazy visualizing such horrors, keeping things relatively tasteful with this giallo production, which is more of a soap opera than a hard-driving chiller featuring the slaughter of innocents. It's not a riveting sit, but Massi captures some oddness well, and performances are committed, giving the picture something to connect to while a mystery is slowly tended to. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com