![]() ![]() Therefore I decided to give it another chance. But I was younger, with less film experience and much less patience. I was bored, and I think I rated it six out of ten. Why does the detective every time leave the car through the passenger door? When I first saw this movie, I didn't like it. This way I rate it eight and, if it was made a few decades later, even that would be too high. If the audience observed the story from the angle of Grace Kelly or the police, instead of a man who devised the crime, the movie could have been straight ten. From there they could build plot further, with occasional flashbacks to the time before the attack, where mystery would slowly unfold. The movie should have been opened by the scene of Grace Kelly answering the phone and the mysterious man attacking her from behind. The audience knows from the start the entire plan for "perfect murder" and follows the main character at every step of the improvised plan B, so there is no room for tension or speculation. But this "mystery thriller", although very interesting, is neither mysterious nor thrilling, because the most of the "mystery" was revealed to us at the very beginning. The original and the plan B are well designed, the film follows an intelligent and well-written outwitting of the main protagonists, and the story is so interesting that many will not even notice that the whole film takes place in one room with only a few characters. When things go wrong, he improvises a nearly perfect plan B. A former professional tennis player finds out that his wife, for which he left his career and from which he depends financially, plans to leave him, so he plans a "perfect murder" to inherit her wealth. Don't get me wrong, this is a great movie, but it could easily have been much better. Unused potential The idea is fantastic, but the realization failed. Still, six would do injustice to fantastic camera, directing and first part of the movie, so I have to compromise and rate it 8/10 It had potential to end with some awesome mindfak twist (I had few ideas), but instead we got dumb, illogical and unconvincing denouement that flushes this potential masterpiece down to mediocre crime story. But, in third part of the movie things go south and movie becomes crime action. Unexpected and unwanted direction of story that begins to lose its meaning, but drama opens the door for actors to show their skills so great directing and acting still cover for screenplay flaws. ![]() What looked like beginning of great mystery thriller suddenly turns into psychological drama. Plot idea is fantastic, but in second part of the movie main characters start to draw illogical moves that are incompatible with basic plot. Perfect Hitchcock atmosphere, but although movie presents its story strongly from the beginning to the end, story itself is, in my opinion, lousy developed. Scene when Walker pops balloon with cigarette, heads turning left and right in ridiculous pace while only Walker's head is still fixating our main character, scream in the tunnel, party choking scene, those are just some of moments that will definitely carve into your memory. Directing is great and movie had Best Cinematography Oscar nomination. Acting is very good, especially Robert walker who played his role to perfection. ![]() Hitchcock gave his best to turn this not so great story into great movie. Character's Point Of View Camera Shot (4)
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