La morte non ha sesso

'A Black Veil for Lisa' is a competent and nicely shot German giallo flick directed by Massimo Dallamano that goes for a more subdued tone with an interesting and well-constructed narrative that features many staples that would become synonymous with the genre. However despite the being tightly paced, it lacks the style and visual flair and could have done with a bit more suspense to keep the momentum going.

The plot a narcotics detective Franz Bulon (John Mills) is the middle of an investigation into a powerful drug syndicate and each time he gets closer the possible witnesses are getting murdered by a black gloved killer. Meanwhile at the same time he suspects that his wife Lisa (Luicana Paluzzi) is having an affair and hires a hit-man Max Lint (Robert Hoffman) to kill his wife, but the hit man for hire and unfaithful wife begin an affair.

The central main characters are well defined and service the story quite well with Luicana Paluzzi stealing the show as Lisa with her stunning looks and alluring presence which makes her ideal as the femme fatale. John Mills delivers an utterly convincing performance as the troubled and possessive detective and fully embodies his role brilliantly and then finally Robert Hoffman is brilliantly cast as the handsome yet soulless assassin.

Overall 'A Black Veil for Lisa' is a solid yet standard thriller that could have done with more pizazz. Not a classic in the genre by any means, but an above average effort.