[5] From a screenplay written by Argento with Franco Ferrini and Carlo Lucarelli,[6] Dark Glasses stars Ilenia Pastorelli as an Italian escort who is attacked and blinded by a serial killer in an attempted murder.

[2] French electronic music duo Daft Punk was initially attached to compose the score,[8] but were replaced by Arnaud Rebotini after breaking up in 2021.

The site's consensus reads, "While it's far from Dario Argento's best, Dark Glasses may be worth a look for fans hungry for another horrific helping from a master of his craft.

"[14] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film a score of two out of five stars, commending its opening sequence but calling it "bizarre in the wrong ways, with clunkingly absurd plot transitions", and writing that "the director is not particularly interested in the idea of Diana changing or growing as a person in the course of all this.

"[17] Jordan Mintzer of The Hollywood Reporter concluded that, "Dark Glasses is never all that scary, and some of it is just plain silly, but if you take it at face value it can be enjoyable enough to sit through—more of a reminder of what Argento used to do best than an example in its own right.