Argento has said that this is his least favorite film, and I can understand why. If I had watched this film without knowing it was an Argento, I don't think I would have been able to pinpoint the director. While it's competently made, the Bird with the Crystal Plumage is more stylish, more distinctively Argento. There's also more humor in this film; the shaving scene with the barber, the car chase scene with the old couple trying to cross the…