Hitchcock has many classics but none better than Vertigo

Rating: 10/10 (25 September 2019)

Some have called this mesmerizing picture, about love, loss, control and obsession, Hitchcock's most personal film. I can not comment on that. But what I can say, is that Vertigo is his most complete film. It's not only suspenseful and entertaining but it's also complex and haunting. The film starts off as an interesting detective story. Then it becomes a suspenseful mystery and eventually a psychological character study. The last third of the film is pure cinema magic. Some of the most tense and riveting scenes in motion picture history. It's not the most realistic film. But because its vision is so imaginative, its themes so thought-provoking and its mood so heady, having an airtight realistic plot hardly matters. With its evocative score, impeccable cinematography, fine performances and its layered and engrossing plot, Hitchcock's masterpiece is like a haunting dream. The perfect movie to get lost in.