Hitchcock's Vertigo has been called one of his greatest films, and it definitely is (in his top 5, in my opinion). The story is gripping, the performances are very good, the setting and style and photography are as well. There were moments of suspense, fear, humor and romance.
James Stewart, who has been in a large number of Hitch's flicks, does a great job here portraying a man tortured by his unsolvable fear of heights, leading to vertigo.
The beautiful Kim Novak, playing Trudy and 'Madeleine', is excellent as well. She is very convincing, but I must say that her eyebrows are worthy of Maleficent. They were so arched it was distracting.
The twist at the end is quite good as well, but one thing I did not like was the way she died. She was frightened by the sudden appearance of a nun and she fell. I felt it should have been something a bit more dramatic that led her to fall.
However, the movie is iconic and deservedly so. It is one of the best films out there.
James Stewart, who has been in a large number of Hitch's flicks, does a great job here portraying a man tortured by his unsolvable fear of heights, leading to vertigo.
The beautiful Kim Novak, playing Trudy and 'Madeleine', is excellent as well. She is very convincing, but I must say that her eyebrows are worthy of Maleficent. They were so arched it was distracting.
The twist at the end is quite good as well, but one thing I did not like was the way she died. She was frightened by the sudden appearance of a nun and she fell. I felt it should have been something a bit more dramatic that led her to fall.
However, the movie is iconic and deservedly so. It is one of the best films out there.
