Though much more violent and gritty than most of his work, this is certainly a Hitchcock classic, and much better than some of his supposed "masterpieces".
There are no especially famous actors involved, but everyone does an outstanding job. Jon Finch is splendid as a man wrongfully accused of serial murders, and Barry Foster is just as phenomenal as the actual murderer. His character, Bob Rusk, was a very interesting villain, far from the typical movie serial killer.
Hitch managed to make some scenes very, very uncomfortable. Most obviously, the infamous rape scene, but his use of the camera elsewhere in the film also served to create a lot of tension. He offset this with a good deal of black humor, witch I really enjoyed. The dinner scene was especially well done and subtly hilarious.
The only real flaw that I can think of is the pacing, which is a common problem in many of Hitchcock's works. Overall however, I think this is one of the better films from the "Master of Suspense".
7.5/10
There are no especially famous actors involved, but everyone does an outstanding job. Jon Finch is splendid as a man wrongfully accused of serial murders, and Barry Foster is just as phenomenal as the actual murderer. His character, Bob Rusk, was a very interesting villain, far from the typical movie serial killer.
Hitch managed to make some scenes very, very uncomfortable. Most obviously, the infamous rape scene, but his use of the camera elsewhere in the film also served to create a lot of tension. He offset this with a good deal of black humor, witch I really enjoyed. The dinner scene was especially well done and subtly hilarious.
The only real flaw that I can think of is the pacing, which is a common problem in many of Hitchcock's works. Overall however, I think this is one of the better films from the "Master of Suspense".
7.5/10