This movie, as with "Spellbound", doesn't seem to be aging very well unlike "Notorious" which remains highly watchable. Some scenes work well, others just labor on. A tighter script would have helped things keep moving along but Hitch apparently liked pictures with long, drawn out conversations. I think that is actually one downfall to his movies being seen today by a new generation. Unless you're a true die-hard fan, some of his movies have a snooze factor built it in, including Vertigo. This doesn't attract new viewers who's attention spans can't go more than a few seconds without seeing an explosion.
There is a lot to like here, and the second half of the movie moves right along. It is unfortunate that Cary Grant's image was such that people wouldn't believe he was capable of murdering his wife. This would have been a much more powerful, and interesting movie if they had.
There is a lot to like here, and the second half of the movie moves right along. It is unfortunate that Cary Grant's image was such that people wouldn't believe he was capable of murdering his wife. This would have been a much more powerful, and interesting movie if they had.