Possibly the finest Alfred Hitchcock movie.

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2020)

'Vertigo' is a strong contender for the best ever movie by Alfred Hitchcock and often features as either 1 or 2 in the fan lists. An interesting fact in that he was one of the first known film makers that cinema goers started to follow (as a name) and was already well known for presenting 'Hitchcock presents'. He was able to utilize such a visible persona, as well as to attract some of the very finest acting stars of the day. Once again James Stewart (four years on from 'Rear Window') is up and mobile (looking really tall) as he chases a mysterious woman around San Francisco. Featuring so many finely executed plot twists, a shocking ending and the icing on the cake, the rather wonderful music by Bernard Herman. his suspenseful, brooding score reminded me of 'Taxi Driver' (his last) almost 20 years on. 'Vertigo' seems to have also knocked off 'Citizen Kane' from the pedestal as the finest picture of all time, voted by the critics.