So I am incredibly on the fence about this film. Part of me is glad I took the time to watch it, the other part wishes Id just watched more South Park reruns.Berberian Sound Studio is about a sound technician hired to work on the set of a bizarre giallo film. Its absolutely riddled with wtf moments and some excellent scenes of Foley work. The directing is absolutely phenomenal and most of the shots are just downright gorgeous. though there are some heavily overused elements seen throughout the movie. The plot is almost barely there, and the movie almost just exists to evoke a sick feeling in the viewer, which it pulls off quite flawlessly. The filmmaking is also solid, with certain aspects of the film being incredibly unique and commendable.It is definitley a super artsy film, and is more of a surrealistic head trip than a story. It should have been shorter, with certain scenes (while fantastic on their own) feeling out of place or unnecessary to the film. A number of times I found myself checking my watch, but in between I was absolutely riveted to the beautiful cinematography and incredible sound work.Is it an outright horror film? Not really, you hardly feel any real anxiety or paranoia, but I promise you will feel incredibly uneasy from start to finish. Will I ever watch it again? Definite no. Was it great movie? Not quite. Am I glad I took the time to watch it? For sure. Review Synopsis: Berberian Sound Studio should have been cut down to an hour and instead of presenting itself as a movie, gone for being a showcase of some FANTASTIC talent in terms of cinematography, filmmaking, and sound production.

This movie is one hour of watching people make noises, 15 minutes of surreal nonsense, and then another ten minutes of noise. That is literally it! I'm sure somewhere there is some sort of meaning, but the film comes nowhere near exposing it and abruptly ends. I don't know who wrote the summary, that Gilderoy begins working in the sound studio of a horror movie when life begins to terrifyingly imitate art. Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing happens at all like what was advertised. And it's classified as a horror/thriller?????? They must be delusional.

Never to return. The look of Berberian Sound Studio is gorgeous and the sound is marvellous, but the script goes nowhere. If the film had kept things simple, a man overcome by his immersion into the horror of exploitative giallo, then the film would have been a marvel, but the plot unravels (yes, reflecting the central character's state of mind, etc.) to the point that you regret the time investment you have made in watching it. Indeed, while probably very deep and surreal, the last quarter of the film just seems as if the script wasn't finished when production was greenlit and no ending was conjured before the final day of shooting. I have no problem with oblique endings (Lost Highway is fabulous), but this just dwindles away, which is a shame given the earlier promise. Sometimes just telling a story is all that is required, and Berberian Sound Studio just needed to do that.

A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.This is the sort of film that jaded horror fans will love. They will love that it was set in the realm of an Italian giallo in the 1970s (one of the most highly regarded subgenres during their finest decade). They will also love the variety of sound effects and how they are accomplished.Some have compared the plot to "Evil Ed", which is fair, but it is not remotely derivative and should not be seen as a ripoff. If anything, I felt the mood was much closer to "Pontypool", one of the best horror films of the past decade.Most fascinating is that while the action takes place during the editing phase of a movie, the film itself is never seen. Not a single frame. We pick up bits and pieces about priests and witches, but really have no idea how terrifying the images are -- it is all sound effects and imagination. Just brilliant.