Hitchcock (Blu-ray / DVD Combo)

Presenting "Mr. & Mrs. Hitchcock": the Mrs. wins
"Hitchcock" (2012 release; 98 min.) is based on Stephen Rebello's non-fiction book 'Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'. As the movie opens we see that Hitchcock is enjoying the success of 1959's North by Northwest movie, and is now pondering his next project. Paramount Pictures would like for him to do another North By Northwest-like movie, but Hitchcock is itching for something different and challenging. He stumbles upon the book Psycho, and decides that will be his next project. Paramount resists of course, and Hitchcock in the end finances the movie pretty much by himself. But the REAL story of "Hitchcock" is not Psycho, or not even Alfred Hitchcock himself, but instead Alma Reville (a/k/a Mrs. Hitchcock) and her relationship with Alfred and other people in her life. In that sense, the movie is really mistitled, and a more appropriate title would be "Mr. & Mrs. Hitchcock". I don't know to what extent the movie is a correct reflection of historical facts, but I was quite...

Anthony Hopkins is stellar
Great performance by Anthony Hopkins. He was unrecognizable. Interesting back story on the making of Psycho. I didn't feel the film revealed much about who Hitchcock really was. There was too much surface scratching & at the end I thought...that's it? Overall, a decent rental that keeps your attention. You won't want your money back or want to throw things at the screen. :)

"Thats why they call me the master of suspense"
***** Spoiler Alert**********

4 1/2 stars- a great film

Having read many of the more famous movie critics pick this film apart, I still had a great desire to see this film. The subject matter and actors made this a must see for the 2012 film season in my book. The first problem was the limited amount of theaters showing the film. I actually had to wait for it to show up at a discount theater, which is where I viewed the film today. The long wait and the negative reviews were all brushed aside as I saw Alfred Hitchcock before my eyes- courtesy of Anthony Hopkins.

Hopkins no doubt, spent endless hours learning how to speak and act like Mr. Hitchcock. It wasn't just his voice that comes across as authentic, its also some of his poses and glances. I had even heard some rumblings about the choice of Hopkins to play the famous director. There is no doubt that this selection was the right one. Its easy to try and find problems with someone who is portraying...

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