Made earlier as a silent and then in 1929 as the first of England's sound pictures, the obvious experimental elements of the film are obvious. Editing problems and the early silent montage of film confused me to the point I thought I was watching a silent movie.
"Hitchcock" touches are evident, most notably the bread knife and murder sequence, and the chase through the museum. Both managed to surprise me.
The script was the most primitive example of literacy I have ever encountered in a film, but the mere fact this was a film made seventy one years ago has to be beared in mind. At least the plot wasn't lacking. The same has to be said about the increasingly pathetic screeching of the score and the leading lady who doesn't seem to know where she is.
But this was the first sound offering of a great director. It's excellent to see he went on to create masterpieces like "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "North by Northwest" and "Psycho".
For Hitchcock fans, historically a noteworthy example.
Rating: 7/10
"Hitchcock" touches are evident, most notably the bread knife and murder sequence, and the chase through the museum. Both managed to surprise me.
The script was the most primitive example of literacy I have ever encountered in a film, but the mere fact this was a film made seventy one years ago has to be beared in mind. At least the plot wasn't lacking. The same has to be said about the increasingly pathetic screeching of the score and the leading lady who doesn't seem to know where she is.
But this was the first sound offering of a great director. It's excellent to see he went on to create masterpieces like "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "North by Northwest" and "Psycho".
For Hitchcock fans, historically a noteworthy example.
Rating: 7/10