Vertigo

Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 28, 1958

8.6	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 376 Ratings

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JamedrisApr 17, 2019

I fully understand that it was a "shocking suspense" by the time it made it's way to the cinemas, but nowadays - in 2019 - it's not so great. Characters are a bit plain, the plot is slow and only partially interesting, but the worst thing isI fully understand that it was a "shocking suspense" by the time it made it's way to the cinemas, but nowadays - in 2019 - it's not so great. Characters are a bit plain, the plot is slow and only partially interesting, but the worst thing is that zoom... Of course, it was something new back in the day, new and interesting, but now it looks like Hitchcock is treating audience as stupid, like "look at this, it's important". It'd be bearable if it'd be done once or twice, but this movie is full of scenes like this, slowly zooming in and telling you to pay attention. Okay, Mr H., I got that.… Expand

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DukeJonJun 20, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finally got round to watching this the other day and it wasn't what I expected. James Stewart's character is an unlikeable creep who manipulates and harasses women. His idea of stealthily trailing someone is to drive two cars behind then walk ten feet behind them for days at a time. The whole plot is very unplausible, the contrived idea of having a fake wife using Stewart as a fall guy could have fallen through in dozen's of different ways; why the husband didn't just push his wife off a cliff and make it out to be an accident instead of using this overcomplicated plan is beyond me. I might also say that if my wife changed her hairstyle and hair colour and put on different clothes I wouldn't fail to recognise her as my wife, yet we are expected to believe Stewart's character didn't recognise Madeline/Judy when she's standing literally right in front of him. For me the real star is the excellent score by Bernard Herrmann, and the cinematography (in particular lighting and locations). An eerie mood and tone permeates the film throughout. Beyond that is a slow unconvincing plod to the sudden shock ending. One of the best movies ever made? Hitchcock has done far better work than this.… Expand

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DeanomiteJun 26, 2020

rewatching Hitchcock movies in a row, this one does not for me stand up to the best. He mastered the disaster movie (The Birds), the slasher (Psycho-the first slasher movie), the spy movie (North by Northwest), film noir (Shadow of a Doubt),rewatching Hitchcock movies in a row, this one does not for me stand up to the best. He mastered the disaster movie (The Birds), the slasher (Psycho-the first slasher movie), the spy movie (North by Northwest), film noir (Shadow of a Doubt), the thriller (Strangers on a Train), the voyeur (Rear Window) but to me this one is boring. lots of cool scenery, postcard backgrounds. I loved Kim Novak as the love starved pretty girl when I was younger but now a hot girl who cannot find love seems implausible. I get tired of Jimmy Stewart, he is always skeptical about something. The opening is amazing, you can see it referenced in The Matrix, how better to be scared of something than see somebody die that way. I also did not like "Dial M for Murder" or "Rope" but the 39 steps was great.… Expand

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