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Lady Hyde (2022)
8/10
Jesse Franco Homage
11 November 2022
I saw this movie as a new release on Tubi. If you're familiar with Jesse Franco movies, you'll find Lady Hyde a faithful tribute. It's made to look like a Euro-1970s exploitation/erotic thriller/horror/quirky Franco movie with lots of handheld camera, zooms, long shots, mirrors etc. It's definitely a super low-budget indie with the limitations of these films. When you have no funds for sets, costume and crew, you make do with what's at hand. The acting is uneven and some scenes are too long. Still, there is something mesmerizing about this movie that holds your attention. Liz Clare plays the lead character and she really carries the movie. She brings not only beauty and a genuine, natural eroticism, but plays the "mad woman" part with subtle nuance. And that's a good thing since she is in just about every scene. I particularly liked the flickering emotions running across her face after she's done someone in. The sound editing is great too. Fitting the genre, there is lots of blood and nudity.
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