I love scary movies. I love them so much, throughout the month of October I don't watch anything but scary movies. Something about getting my heart pumping really fast, and then adding in the occasional involuntary bladder purge, that makes me feel alive. Despite my love for such movies it's been a while since I've seen a good thriller, and I'm not talking about the Michael Jackson song:I'm talking about the movies that keep you on the edge of your seat. Ghost, zombie, and slasher movies don't really count. True they thrill, but I'm talking about "psychological thrillers." Alfred Hitchcock is the king of psychological thrillers, but I must say Vertigo fell short of my expectations.
James Stewart (you know him as Jimmy) plays a police detective Scottie who has a fear of heights. When an old friend asks him to tail his wife, Scottie finds himself sucked up into a devious plot of deceit, murder, adultery, and a woman who is possibly possessed by a ghost.
The plot was creative, and the twist at the end was surprising, but I finished the movie unsatisfied. I'm not sure what it was, but something was missing from this movie. It still was a good film, but my hopes were set a little higher. At least Alfred, true to his style, had a cameo in the movie. If you do watch Vertigo, look for him walking outside the shipping yard near the beginning of the movie.
The bottom line:
Rating: 3.3
Would I own it? I would if I bought a box set of Alfred Hitchcock's movies.
Would I recommend it? I would with the warning, "It was good, not great."
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