Boring

Rating: 3/10 (6 May 2013)

To think The Birds is considered a classic, a masterpiece or any superlative of that kind... Some should seriously think about taking off their blinkers to judge this movie, and more generally all Hitchcock's filmography, with a minimum of objectivity.
We wind up with a movie that gathers a lot of elements characterizing quite a few of the English's directions: a totally unbelievable burgeoning love story, a far-fetched main storyline or an abrupt failed ending. And apart from the excellent and promising opening scene in the pet shop, there is nothing positive to draw from this endless film. Even the bird attacks are counter-productive and become really annoying with those headache-inducing cries.
Besides, after 2h of enduring this uninteresting plot, the viewer is left abandoned with no answer as to the behaviour of these animals...