Obsessive and Compulsive !

Rating: Null/10 (17 February 2004)

Ingenious Hitchcock plot involving a San Francisco detective (Jimmy Stewart) who is hired to trail a man's wife (Kim Novak).
A work of art that has to be interpreted. Mine, without giving any details away, is that Stewart is fighting one obsession while relaxing into another. Things get sticky when the two obsessions get intertwined. The story I thought was so good, it was always making me think. For example, at one moment I'm thinking one scenario is impossible but then realize it is possible given the circumstances the characters find themselves in.
The first hour kind of drags. A basic set up of characters. However in the middle of the movie, that is when the plot thickens, then its just fun all the way to the finish wondering what is going to happen.
You have to really focus in on this film to know what is going on and appreciate its plot. If you leave to go to the bathroom or get a snack while it is still playing at a crucial moment, you may find yourself lost for the rest of the movie.
Virtually flawless filmaking.
Look for the famous Hitchcock cameo in the beginning.