Oasis of Fear (1971)
Dick and Ingrid are two poor hippies who support themselves by selling nude pictures of themselves. Once they get money they spend it away as fast as they can and start all over again. One day they end up to a big mansion, or oasis as they call it, and end up stealing some gas from a car in the garage. The lady of the mansion, Barbara, catches them stealing the gas but decides to invite them in and offer them something to eat and drink. But things don't seem somehow right and soon the couple find out that Barbara had some quite different plans for them. Even though this movie is usually categorized as a giallo, I wouldn't say that. It's more of a Hitchcokian thriller with some small references to giallos. The cast was quite good, all three main characters did a good job and that was a great thing as this movie is very character driven. The pacing is a bit off and the movie has some tedious moments, mostly because of the somewhat shallow script. I liked the story but maybe the big twist should have come a bit earlier to get the real tension going sooner. I mean, I liked the fact that the characters are given time to develop, but still there were some quite boring moments before the real tension starts to build up. The cinematography was quite good and the music wasn't bad either, so nothing to complain on those parts. I actually liked the fact that this wasn't a typical giallo and that it was a character driven thriller, but it could have been done a bit better.
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