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NiB Y This is a perfect movie and should've swept the Oscar that year, but the Academy definetly has some sort of bias against Hitchcock. The story is absolute perfect and even better than the book; the acting is absolute immaculate on literally all sides; the pacing is perfect and you won't even realize this movie is a whole 130 minutes due to how engaging it is! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Kevin L The storyline save this one. Going back this far with movies is often a roll of the dice for me. I try to be objective and keep in mind the context of the writing, directing, acting, and effects of the time. But so often I find the acting so wooden and unrealistic. I found it in "Rebecca", too. Olivier is fine as de Winter, though the character goes back & forth from being a charismatic, strong figure, to being a flaky weakling. Fontaine does good work at times, then goes into that contrived, exaggerated stance, going whole sequences saying nothing with her mouth slack and agape. I guess that's her way of showing terror and confusion. Seemed almost hokey. And that Mrs. Danvers, she's a real hoot, huh? Like Frau Blücher without the charm. Anderson was far from the terrifiying figure she's made out to be. Like Phil Burbank in " The Power of the Dog". Hitchcock did what he could with the tools and tech of his time. The movie works overall, but again, it's the writing that wins. But the basic storyline is better than the dialogue, which is good in exposition and creating & maintaining characters. But then there's the lame romantic lines between the leads. Then there's the strings. The score is painfully bad, imo. Those strings coming in nearly took me out of the movie. Such an unnecessary contrivance. Still, I was happy with the ending and general wrap-up. So all in all, I've give it 3.3 stars Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review Jeff M This film is the only Hitchcock movie to win the Best Picture Oscar. He never won the Academy Award for Best Director. Interestingly, while overall another terrific achievement, this one didn't grab me as much as some of his later offerings. Although there's suspense here, it feels more like soap opera at times. And this isn't necessarily the fault of Olivier's performance, but every time he is onscreen I can't help but think of Harvey Korman on "The Carol Burnett Show" - Korman did a character that is an obvious impersonation of Lord Olivier here. At over two hours, the movie drags a bit in the middle, but it definitely picks up steam and the last 45 minutes get better and better. Fontaine is superb, and Anderson is one of the creepier supporting characters in recent memory. Hitchcock is a rare breed - I've become very nit-picky when it comes to his movies because of the brilliance I've seen on several occasions. And even though I found faults here, faulty Hitchcock is better than most moviemakers doing their career bests! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/24 Full Review stevie68a Great acting by the entire cast with a standout role by Florence Bates. Hitchcock shows his genius with his first American film. I'm seen this several times. I would have preferred Vivien Leigh as the second Mrs. Dewinter (who has no first name as contrasted with Rebecca, who we never see). My idea of a perfect film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review John E It's Hitchcock, so the story is good, but this is not his best work. The staging and screen direction are okay. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/23 Full Review Sheila P I prefer the book to the film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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