Hitchcock's lost masterpiece

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2000)

This movie is really great! At the time of it's release, it was considered a disappointment, but now it's considered one of Hitchcock's finest. I also think it's one of Jimmy Stewart's best performance, and is acting is incredible, especially at the end in the tower. He starts shaking Madeline (Kim Novak) because he's so angry. I think that part is very unlike Stewart, who usually played the nice guy who never lost his temper. I also think the performance by Kim Novak is brilliant. She was known as more of a sexy leading lady without really dramatic parts. But in this, she really shows her ability to use her beauty to fool a man, and drive him to near insanity.
"Vertigo" is a wonderful movie, with a beautiful score. Any Alfred Hitchcock fan really needs to see this, which many consider today to be his "lost masterpiece".