Beautifully restored

Rating: 10/10 (20 August 2003)

The colors in Vertigo almost seem brighter than life. Living in San Francisco and watching this movie I couldn't help but wish I had lived here in 1958. The quality of picture is not the only thing noticeable. Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak are outstanding. The premise is made believable by the two stars and the way Hitch continually shows Stewart observing Novak from afar: growing more and more intrigued. The premise? An ex-detective(Stewart) is called on by an old friend to follow his wife. The man is afraid his wife is literally possessed. Stewart doesn't believe this at first, but the more he watches Novak the more uncertain he becomes.