Great premise. I had been wanting to see this for a while, since Throw Momma From the Train came out. I rented it last week. Hitchcock is all over the place this month, his 100th birthday and all.
Good acting, especially from Robert Walker. But COME ON PEOPLE.
A few notes:
It's suggested that Guy cancel the upcoming tennis tournament. But no, he's urged on to play. "You don't want to do anything suspicious!" Hello!? His wife was just murdered! Living with another woman immediately after her murder though, that's not suspicious.
Guy's being tailed by a pair of cops. When did this become standard practice? And where in the hell were they when Bruno came along? Bruno and Guy attend the same party, Bruno damn near strangles (strangles, gee, wasn't someone strangled earlier in this picture?) Mrs. Cunningham to death and nobody gives a damn!?
Guy is playing his tennis match and Barbara goes to get a cab to wait for him. Guy finishes his match and runs to the cab! He looks in the window to the cabbie and says, "Are you waiting for me?" "yes" comes the reply. Now okay, he's a somewhat famous tennis player and MAYBE he got recognized right there but I don't think so. That was just stupid, I laughed and laughed after that scene.
Bruno's reaching for the lighter through the drain, full stretch. His fingers can touch it.. he's got it.. NO! it falls a foot further down. But somehow he reaches it! Wow! his arm got 13 inches longer, just in time too!
The guy running the Merry Go-Round gets shot and killed probably, the Merry Go-Round goes out of control but the number one priority after the ride is stopped isn't the old man who was shot, not the people who most definitely were injured, it was the two men fighting over a lighter. One of them may be a murderer you know.
I can't give this movie anything higher than a 5. It was a good story, a movie with a few extra perks for those who are paying extra attention. But no suspense held me, there was just too much stupid stuff going on.
Good acting, especially from Robert Walker. But COME ON PEOPLE.
A few notes:
It's suggested that Guy cancel the upcoming tennis tournament. But no, he's urged on to play. "You don't want to do anything suspicious!" Hello!? His wife was just murdered! Living with another woman immediately after her murder though, that's not suspicious.
Guy's being tailed by a pair of cops. When did this become standard practice? And where in the hell were they when Bruno came along? Bruno and Guy attend the same party, Bruno damn near strangles (strangles, gee, wasn't someone strangled earlier in this picture?) Mrs. Cunningham to death and nobody gives a damn!?
Guy is playing his tennis match and Barbara goes to get a cab to wait for him. Guy finishes his match and runs to the cab! He looks in the window to the cabbie and says, "Are you waiting for me?" "yes" comes the reply. Now okay, he's a somewhat famous tennis player and MAYBE he got recognized right there but I don't think so. That was just stupid, I laughed and laughed after that scene.
Bruno's reaching for the lighter through the drain, full stretch. His fingers can touch it.. he's got it.. NO! it falls a foot further down. But somehow he reaches it! Wow! his arm got 13 inches longer, just in time too!
The guy running the Merry Go-Round gets shot and killed probably, the Merry Go-Round goes out of control but the number one priority after the ride is stopped isn't the old man who was shot, not the people who most definitely were injured, it was the two men fighting over a lighter. One of them may be a murderer you know.
I can't give this movie anything higher than a 5. It was a good story, a movie with a few extra perks for those who are paying extra attention. But no suspense held me, there was just too much stupid stuff going on.