Birdies

Rating: 6/10 (9 June 2015)

The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a really strange movie. It has a complicated plot which can sometimes drive you crazy. However, the storyline is quite interesting and original, for the time. It takes a while to get into the story, it would be better if the issue that the characters have to face came earlier, because it is really long, and boring. The acting sometimes was a bit overacted. The main actress, Tippi Hedren, is really pretty and plays well, and Rod Taylor is also a good actor. The mother's character, played by Jessica Tandy, can seem annoying because she is overprotective with her son, not being nice to whoever he brings home. The movie fits the society of that time, like the fact that there is no father in the family, or their way of life which is normal. The special effects can seem ridiculous, but for 1963 it has an amazing quality. It was realistic at that time. However, the end is realistic but the suspense goes on and on, and it doesn't have a real end. It seems like the movie was just cut off because there isn't an outcome. The suspense is good and you want to discover more, but since there's no ending, you don't know the end of the story and it's frustrating.