Vertigo

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Kurt B Hitchcock's Masterpiece!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review darlene r That ending! Didnt expect that. Otherwise loved the acting and the location shots. Very interesting story Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Julian L Unlike 2001, which was a ticket to enlightenment, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece is a ticket to insanity. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Ibraheem M Vertigo is a chilling thriller—one of those rare films whose mystery remains unpredictable until the very end. It features top-notch cinematography, a solid performance by James Stewart, and a haunting score composed by Bernard Herrmann. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Jens B Pure atmosphere, somehow the grandfather of "Lost Highway," "Mulholland Drive," and "Body Double," extremely stylishly directed, and Bernard Herrman's score is amazing! And the Technicolor colors! And the shot compositions (especially all those involving mirrors)! The script does seem a bit contrived, though nowhere near as contrived as "Rear Window," which I find increasingly worse with increasing distance (?!). And James Stewart is THE face of Hollywood cinema in the 1940s and '50s, but I still don't consider him a particularly good actor. In any case, I highly recommend it; it already hints at some of the things Hitchcock would later explore in "Psycho" and "Marnie." Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review Kyle C Excellent psychological thriller which is ahead of its time in a lot of ways. Hitchcock pulls what later becomes one of his signature moves: giving us a main character with questionable morals to whom it gets harder and harder to relate as the film goes on. In this case, James Stewart’s performance anchors the character’s emotions and allows us to infer a lot without a particularly rich backstory. The film is dated in a few ways, too, especially in the way that men and women interact. Sometimes it works to its benefit, making us even more uncomfortable than audiences probably would have been in 1958, but other times it feels incidental and just icky. And personally, I found the ending to be slightly disappointing – a bit of a copout. I would have loved to see it continue its darkening trajectory to really question John’s sanity and morality, rather than taking the easy, tragic way out. Lastly, it almost goes without saying that this film is visually stunning. The colors pop like nothing I’ve seen from this era, and Hitchcock’s masterful work of the camera throughout the city really takes it over the top. In Vertigo, San Francisco itself feels real and alive, like a character in itself, waiting to be explored and felt (on-location filming surely helps this aspect). Overall, a few minor flaws have appeared over the last 65 years, but this film is arguably timeless and set a new standard for thrillers. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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