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Lisa The movie is an oldie but goodie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/12/24 Full Review Dan R Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rope' may well have been released in 1948 but it's still as powerful today as it was back then. SYNOPSIS: 'Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.' I'm not sure Hitchcock ever made a bad movie and, for me, 'Rope' is one of his best. It's a benchmark for which the intricate nature of the killer's mind can be simplified into immense clarity, and the skill Hitchcock had in delivering so much with so little. 'Rope' is a fascinating experiment in trying to find the cinematic equivalent to a play, with the camera constantly searching for the next clue. It's a complex and dazzlingly unique picture. It's perfect. James Stewart is at his very best. 10/10 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Rare T That which is done out of Hitchcock is always beyond good and evil. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Ben D Rope concerns the worst people in the world: entitled sociopaths who believe they can commit heinous crimes with impunity. Based on a play, which is based on the real-life murderers “Leopold and Loeb,” the story entirely takes place in a penthouse apartment offering a gorgeous panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline. The suspense (which overall is lacking and my biggest gripe with the film) doesn’t come from who did it, but who will discover it — it being cold-blooded murder. It’s Hitchcock, so the camerawork is excellent — oftentimes, the shot is focused on the listener, not the speaker. Moreover, the director utilizes this effect of morphing a conversation into a whisper into a pspspspspsp. Not sure if I’ve ever seen that done before. Brandon (John Dall) is ½ of our psychotic duo, but undeniably the mastermind of the “perfect crime”. He’s of that private-school stratum that speaks with his lower lip and has taken his old headmaster’s (James Stewart) lessons on the ubermensch to a violent extent — he’s also the most interesting character in the film. Philip (Farley Granger) is a one-note character from the moment of David’s (Dick Hogan) death rattle. This is a story of the audience knowing the bomb is under the table, except here, it’s a fresh corpse in a chest upon which dinner is served. James Stewart basically describes The Purge at one point. The dialogue is good, but not great, which paired with the surprising lack of suspense, waters down the experience. However, the last 25 minutes make it all worth it and then some. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Sams K Philosophical cinema at his best! Very good movie! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Jelisije J An instant classic the grips your attention immediately and my only problem is that it was too short and I wanted more at the end. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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