Overview
- The film, now streaming on Shudder after a festival run and limited theatrical release, reworks 1960s Eurospy tropes into a hallucinatory character study.
- Superspy John Diman is portrayed across two eras by Fabio Testi and Yannick Renier, underscoring themes of memory, regret, and fractured identity.
- The shapeshifting antagonist Serpentik is led by Thi Mai Nguyen’s performance, with multiple actresses reflecting the character’s many faces.
- Critics note heavy stylistic influence from Mario Bava, fumetti-inspired pop aesthetics, and a score featuring music by Ennio Morricone and Fabio Frizzi.
- Reviews describe graphic, stylized violence and set pieces that prioritize sensation and metatextual genre deconstruction over conventional plot.