Hitchcock

ATTN:  MOVIE SPOILERS INCLUDED

Hitchcock

December 2012

4 out of 5 bags of popcorn for the overall movie

4.5 out of 5 boxes of milk duds for my own personal entertainment

My Suggestion:  DVD or Theatre

The Gist:  This is the story of Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma as they go through the process of making the movie Psycho in 1959.  Alfred is determined to get the movie made and produced despite the negative opinions from friends and fellow Hollywood veterans.  Through the course of making the movie Alfred becomes obsessed with everything involved with Psycho.  As Alma drifts away from the film, Alfred becomes overly agitated with her.

My take:

I really liked this movie a lot.  I wasn’t sure what to expect as I had read mixed reviews from the critics (some good, but mostly mediocre or bad).   I have not seen the movie Psycho, although I am familiar with the infamous shower scene.  I was worried that this might ruin the movie for me, but instead it made me want to go and rent Psycho.  There were a few slow parts throughout the film, but the charisma of the actors made up for those lulls.

With regards to the actors, I thought that Anthony Hopkins was incredible.  He was captivating as he always is in his roles and I couldn’t wait to see what he was going to do next.  I will be hoping to see his name on the list of best actor nominees.  Helen Mirren was wonderful as Alma Reville.  She is spunky and beautiful and plays her role as the woman behind the GREAT man very well.  Toni Collette plays the role of Peggy Robertson, Hitchcock’s assistant and she is great.  She brought a great energy to the movie I loved.  I thought Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel and the rest of the cast were very good too, but their roles were just not big enough to compete with Hopkins or Mirren’s characters. 

Overall, this film was very enjoyable.  I loved the history of the making of the movie Psycho and also an interesting view point into the twisted mind of Alfred Hitchcock.  The film was a bit slow in spots which I found to be one of the major downfalls.  The momentum of the film seems to stop and start several times which can be a bit tiresome.