What a brilliant masterpiece this film is. As much as I love Dario Argento, his films tend to be on the incoherent side. Phenomena is one of the few films Argento has done that actually has an understandable plot.
Jennifer Corvino (played by the great Jennifer Connelly) is a teenage daughter of a famous movie star, who is transferred to a boarding school for girls in Switzerland. Jennifer is a shy, timid girl who possesses an extraordinary gift; the ability to telepathically communicate with insects. While residing at the school, Jennifer has to endure cruel ridicule from her peers and the headmistress particularly treats her with contempt and despise. Of course, teenage growing pains is the least of Jennifer's worries. There is a madman loose in the countryside who is murdering innocent young girls her age. Jennifer, with the help of Professor John McGregor (played by the late Donald Pleasance,) must use her power to stop the killer from striking again or she could be the next victim.
If you love horror/mystery movies, I would highly recommend viewing this gem. Phenomena truly is a remarkable dark fairy tale with a courageous heroine. Jennifer Connelly was only thirteen years old when starred in this film and I must say, she gave a spectacular performance for a girl her age. I'm not a pervert and I'm not a lesbian but Jennifer Connelly was absolutely stunning to look at in this film. She truly is the definition of a beautiful starlet. Of course Connelly wasn't the only great star power, strong performances were given by Donald Pleasance and Daria Nicolodi as well. Besides the visuals and storyline, Phenomena is incorporated with an incredible soundtrack by Goblin member Claudio Simonetti (along with tracks from Iron Maiden, Motorhead and Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones.)
4 out of 5.
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