Rejected by Jennifer Jason Leigh, director Dario Argento offered his daughter, Asia, the chance to play the lead in this deeply disturbing thriller. However, she rarely convinces as the detective whose pursuit of serial rapist Thomas Kretschmann is hindered by the fact she secretly suffers from a condition that causes her to hallucinate in the presence of paintings. Even ignoring all the psychological ramifications of this family affair, this is not one of the Italian horror maestro's finer hours. There are some bravura camera movements, Rome and Florence look stunning, and Ennio Morricone's score is superb, but the pacing is indifferent.

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.