It's an odd one to say the least.
The film, based on the book, Alfred Hitchcock and The Making of Psycho by Stephen Rebello, is directed by Sacha Gervasi.
Everyone reading this blog post should know who Alfred Hitchcock is and if you don't, and especially if you are in the media or film industry, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Alfred Hitchcock was one of the most influential and original directors of all time. Some of his work is considered utter genius in filmmaking.
As an aspiring horror director, he is most definitely one of my favourite directors.
However, back to the film.
The film depicts Hitchcock's (Anthony Hopkins) life whilst making the famous horror film, Psycho.
Everything that Hitchcock believed and applied about filmmaking was simply not used in this film.
The most famous of all, was his use of suspense and how to control and prolong it throughout a film.
Not one of his brilliant techniques were used throughout this film.
Alfred Hitchcock says in the film, "the film doesn't come to life. There's no other way to say it, it's a stillborn."
I apply this quote to this film.
Something just didn't come alive.
Granted, this could be because audiences expect a Hitchcock picture and expect excitement and suspense, thus forgetting that this film is a drama and not a horror.
Or it might just be because we feel like we're missing something, like it's unfinished.
One of the predominant reasons for me having this feeling, was that the narrative was completely muddled up.
I don't know whether it was depicting Hitchcock's marriage troubles, psychological troubles or just general difficulties he faced in the filmmaking process.
Overall, great to take you back to a time that we can all relate to such an iconic figure. But if you're expecting something even similar to a Hitchcock film or even just a standard beginning, middle and end film, you will be left with a dull and disappointing film.
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