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In Reply to: A perfect movie posted by rico on December 5, 2003 at 10:31:59:
.., which I feel is one of Hitch's more underrated and/or ignored masterpieces. Hitch's vision here seems to have been to make a great, brooding mood piece that (perhaps) did not rely quite so much on symbolism for undercurrent effect. Instead, the feeling of relentless exasperation as the plot unfolds is due to the build-up of more easily recognizable anxieties, played up to the hilt. Trouble unfolds slowly but surely in the dark, cramped atmosphere, "where the worm never dies". It's Hitchcock painting with his low-keyed pallet, tonal rather than coloristic. It's not the type of movie to break box office records, but it's a complete statement and is meticulously crafted - my definition of a "perfect" movie. Henry Fonda was never so good as in this movie, thanks in large part to the way old Hitch mated Fonda's stringy features and measured steps to the storyline. Dark, gutty, nervous tones throughout. This work might be a "Suite For Solo Cello", if it had been a musical composition. Go and see what I mean, if you have not already.
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- And another Hitchcock nomination: "The Wrong Man"... - vocalion 14:23:21 12/07/03 (2)
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