It may be due to the limitation of the age. There are few bloody pictures in Xifa's thrillers, but the degree of horror is not inferior at all. He can always make good use of the atmosphere, music and plot to make a good contrast. It can make people unconsciously bring it into it and experience the whole horror event with the characters. This is a story in which the real murderer and the modus operandi are known in advance, and it is necessary to work backwards to see how the real murderer subdues the law. Keys, envelopes, telephones, stockings... Xi Pang is really a master at using tools, interlocking and almost impeccable. The logic of the whole story is also quite self-consistent and can justify itself. However, there are still small bugs. From the previous foreshadowing, the husband is a criminal with careful thought and strong anti-reconnaissance ability. He is cold and cheerful, and he is very good at grasping people's pain points. In the entire murder case, he could even notice the fingerprints on the envelope, and he handled the scene carefully many times, trying not to leave any evidence against him. However, in the reasoning process of the detective later, the realization was too smooth. The fingerprints on the envelope were useless at all, and in the face of the adulterer who cuckolded him, his attitude was too good, a little unreasonable. Although the murderer was expected to fall, his wife was lucky to escape. However, his wife was unfaithful first, but in the end he was able to have a happy ending with his lover. The transmission of this kind of values is still somewhat unflattering. Overall, it's still a pretty good film, and it's fascinating.
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