one of the best movies ever made

Rating: 10/10 (18 April 1999)

I think that this is Hitchcock's best, although I won't argue with someone picking something else. It's too bad that they keep yanking the thing from circulation, since I believe that there is enough ongoing interest that they'd do just as well selling it all the time.
One thing to notice in this movie is how skilled everyone is. Even Grace Kelly, who wasn't that experienced an actress does a more than creditable job (although she does flub the line about "ghouls" in the middle of the film a little), but Stewart and Ritter are just amazing. I think that having a career in which you make 100 movies, something that apparently will never happen again, makes talented actors and directors into something more. The movie is a straight suspense picture, and the fact that it's about something more profound than just whodunnit adds to the tension, since you care about the characters. The casting is great, and Stewart manages to realistically portray a guy thinking about breaking up with Grace Kelly.