Madhouse Review

Review of Madhouse (1974) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

Price is having the time of his life here, relaxing into a role that can only really be described as himself. The creation of a film series to only exist within a standalone film both frustrates and excites me. You want to watch every available copy of DR. DEATH to learn what the character is about but MADHOUSE doesn't really give you that, likely in service of mystery.

The middle act doesn't offer much when compared to the first or last third, just mostly some giallo-style black gloved kills with a creepy mask thrown in for good measure. A larger world is offered here that could have expanded the film more but we do get quite a bit stuffed into 90 minutes, paced as if it were a much longer film. I kind of want more of this story.