Best Movie Ever?

Rating: 7/10 (19 August 2012)

Maybe it's generational. Maybe it's politics. Maybe it's misplaced reverence.
It was very good but reasonably dated. Clearly a clinic on how to structure a movie. And how to shoot a movie, albeit basic shots.
But I saw the reveal a mile away. I knew it was a con.
The chemistry between Stewart and Novak was good, but very melodramatic. And their leap to "love" was ham-fisted and clunky. Probably 'cause of when it was made.
And what Novak did was pretty serious. I don't know how you like a character after that.
And why would the bad guy just leave the loose-end of Novak in SF? If he's got the drive to kill his wife, then why not Novak?
And if Novak loved Steward so much, she didn't try to re-connect or see him?
I liked what Hitchcock did with Stewart's obsession but bordered on over-acting.
It did breath more than movies of today. At over two hours it didn't seem that slow. Today they want to get audiences in and out for more showings.
I wouldn't say an 8 out of 10. 7.8. It had all the markings of solid movie without the spark some films have (but with more flaws). But again, I think I'm suffering from a generational disconnect.