+ Horor Filmmaking documentary (120 mins)
English Language
Jenifer is the fourth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It originally aired in North America on November 18, 2005. It was directed by Dario Argento, and written by and starring Steven Weber. "Jenifer" is adapted from a 10-page black-and-white comic book story, written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Berni Wrightson, that originally appeared in issue #63 (July 1974) of the horror anthology title Creepy.
Jenifer: Dario Argento - 55 mins
Detective Frank Spivey is a witness to the attack on a young woman with a mutilated face. He saves her life and in a fit of compassion takes to own home. Jenifer, because that is the name of the girl, but begins to arouse in him not only a feeling of concern, but also a desire that turns into an obsession. Frank will see that it can be devastating, as Jenifer has a destructive force ...
That said, Jenifer does a great job at being unsettling. It's not in any way subtle though, and it's a departure from Argento's previous work both stylistically and thematically. Not inherent problems, as it's clear that Argento at this point was attempting to evolve - this film just doesn't make a strong case for itself. That and the writing is downright bad. There's not a whole lot else to latch on to either. When I heard the first few "la, la, las" in the opening sequence I thought Claudio Simonetti was back in fully form, but this is no Deep Red. The majority of the score sounds indistinguishable from typical TV fare.
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