everything you have heard about this movie is true.

There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Lucio Fulci's final film is an odd duck, a very different approach directorially than what he was normally making during the 80s. No gore to speak of and this could be the first film to feature a method actor as Fulci's main star. The problem is that "Door Into Silence" isn't altogether exciting. We spend 98 % of the time following John Savage's Marvin Devereaux inside his Chevy Sedan, as he pursues a hearse, afraid the body inside might be his own. Feels like a homage to Twilight Zone and films about a character caught in a bizarre series of events where his fate is inevitable and obvious, even to Marvin himself although he must actually see his corpse in the casket before fully accepting that he is deceased. I think this will be more of a curio to the Fulci cult than casual horror fans because "Door Into Silence" is such an atypical film in the director's overall cannon. Fulci has plenty of style to spare and technically I think this film is just as good as anything he has ever made. It is the idea that we spend so much time inside the car with Savage, occasionally he ventures out, to question what body lies in the casket, but great portions of the film has him chasing after the mortician and his hearse, coming across dangerous hazardous road conditions, car trouble, a mysterious woman who "has an interest in him", a mystic who discovers a secret about him and is so horrified she croaks (!), and numerous citizenry while driving through Louisiana. I could sense that Fulci was greatly interested in the state of Louisiana as he shoots at great length and expense all throughout various locations, particularly backwoods and desolate streets. I think this will be of certain intrigue to Fulci fans, but because the director devoted so much time to Savage's travels (it almost felt like a travelogue to me, most of the time), I also feel "Door Into Silence" will alienate his most vocal, loving supporters. Many care first and foremost about the ultra violence. I think "Cat in the Brain" was his last will and testament to his many years grossing horror fans out. I think "Door Into Silence" was a liberating picture for Fulci to make as it frees him from the box he was often closed in due to expectations from those who hold him in such high regard. To know that his final film would have no gore is fascinating unto itself. Instead, this film opts for fantasy, with Fulci allowing his central character to come across a pretty, but obnoxious hitchhiking hooker, patrolling police who catch him running a road block sign, a hunter in the woods he thinks is planning to shoot him (!), a mechanic who talks him into renting a room (he doesn't even stay in overnight!), and the mortician (who is a real jerk, playing road racing games with Savage, not allowing him to pass). Savage plays his character as a reactionary man, responding to each weird event or crisis with bewilderment and frustration. The sheer terror of a trip to the funeral home, perusing caskets containing bodies named Marvin Devereaux is probably Savage's best scene in the movie. My favorite scene has Savage crossing a less-than-trustworthy wooden plankboard bridge. Just be forewarned that this is a different kind of Fulci film, while he has always had plots featuring strange scenarios and characters, "Door Into Silence" doesn't adhere to the tropes associated with his output so prevalent in the previous decade.

Well,due to the complex Man that Lucio Fulci was,I think that this Movie wasn't so bad that certain people want it to be.I think that since it was his last movie,He Went Out in Style! I Mean: Look at it's Budget! He proved he could make a Movie nearly without a Budget at all! No,not his greatest achievement,but He Went Out In Style! A complex and a Superb Film Maker! No one can come close.Fulci is purely FULCI! Enjoy or Die!(not even trying).Fulci was responsible for(or known for)the Splatter/Zombie movie "Zombi 2" in Italy(an unofficial follow up to George A.Romero's "Dawn Of The Dead"),but he made Movies far more better than that one.Just take a look at his "Don't Torture a Duckling" where he proved himself as a Superb Film maker! He made several Movies as well,which is as good as well.It's just a matter of taste! Long Live The master Of Italian "Grand Guignol".

Door to Silence (1991) ** (out of 4) Even though he was turning out one gore film after another, director Lucio Fulci ended his career with this psychological drama, which doesn't feature a drop of the red stuff. In the film, John Savage (THE DEER HUNTER) plays a man leaving New Orleans where he went to visit his father's grave. On the way home he keeps running into closed roads, a mysterious woman (Sandi Schultz) and a strange hearse. Back in the day fans got excited when they learned Fulci was returning to the same grounds as his THE BEYOND but if anyone expects the same type of film then they're going to be very disappointed. This film here plays out like an episode of The Twilight Zone and I'm sure that show was the main influence on the director here. The biggest problem is that the movie runs nearly 90-minutes and the screenplay isn't smart enough to keep everything working. The biggest problem is that we get the same stuff over and over. Savage will run into the woman then see the hearse and then run into a closed road. These thing happen at least eight or more times and we even get some stuff that's the same shot over and over. There are also several goofs in the film or things that simply don't make sense. Savage is in a hurry to get home but when his car breaks down the mechanic tells him it will be fifteen-minutes to fix it but what does Savage do since he's in a hurry? He checks into a motel. There are other, what I believe to be, goofs including a country hitchhiker wanting a ride to Memphis for a country music festival. I'm guessing it was meant to be Nashville but the dubbing director didn't do any homework. Savage actually turns in a fairly decent performance, although he doesn't have too much to do. Schultz is also easy on the eyes and makes for a good mystery. The rest of the cast are decent at best but that's what you expect in a movie like this. Again, this isn't your typical Fulci film and I do take my hat off to him for trying something new and getting away from the gore. His direction is quite nice here as he handles everything pretty well but the screenplay just really kills anything he has going. Laura Gemser is credited as Costume Designer.

As a Fulci fan, I certainly wanted to see his last film. It is not the typical blood and gore, but a supernatural thriller.Melvin Devereux (John Savage) leaves his father's funeral and heads into the back roads of Louisiana, where he keeps running into a mystery woman (Sandi Schultz). After his last encounter he gets behind a hearse and we have a thrilling chase as it will not let him pass. He finally catches up to the hearse and finds the name of the cadaver. When he gets to the mortuary, all the cadavers have the same name.Savage has a determined and confused look about him at all times as he tries to make sense of things.Strange Twilight Zone ending.