A pretty good movie, though Hitchcock did it better.

Rating: 7/10 (23 July 2007)

I thought this was a much better movie than I expected it to be. The only problems I had with it were: The over-the-top product placement. It seems like every shot in the first half hour or so had some sort of blatant product placement. This was way overdone. The only other criticism I had, and this is much more important, is that nothing was presented subtly. Every clue, for the viewer, was put out there in a very obvious manner. From the early news reports of the missing woman to the killer buying shovels and other tools. As I said earlier, Hitchcock was a master of putting things in your mind without you realizing it. Maybe the director dies not give enough credit to his audience.
The final comment I have is on the last time we see officer Gutierrez. He would not be in his patrol car alone, nor would the banter between him and the dispatcher be allowed. That would have been taped and could be used against either one. Also, I think that he would never have approached the house without back-up.