Brilliant in every way

Rating: 8/10 (24 May 2001)

The film is just brilliant. The story masterfully unfolds, and the dialogue is witty, wickedly witty, even by today's standards. The sound design is complicated and had to have been a big leap fifty years ago, when there are moments of no dialogue, only sounds coming from the many buildings of the apartment complex, as heard from his room - even the music score sounds like it's coming from a record player next door. Perhaps the greatest achievement is the fact that the camera never leaves the apartment - every angle is shot at his room or from the view of his room. Hitchcock loved to create little challenges like that.