Frenzy

When we first started watching Frenzy, I was hoping for a different side from Alfred Hitchcock and a different type of movie, and even though I didn't get this necessarily, I did get a pretty good yet another suspensful movie in a different style but with the same theme. I really was hoping for a different perspective from Hitchcock, and while this wasn't the case, he surely didn't do a bad job.

It is really hard to put forth ideas that make Hitchcock sound like anything close to mediocre. There was a part of the movie that I found like this though and that was the end. As I have stated in previous blogs, I think beginnings and ends of movies are pivotal parts, and I think that directors sometimes overlook that fact. In no way am I saying that Hitchcock did this, but I am saying that Hitchcock, in my opinion, did not produce a good ending and could have easily come up with an alternative and better result. This, on a big outlook, was the only thing I had a big problem with.

Another thing that is hard to deny is that Hitchcock does not use good technique and good film elements to include in his film. Not only does he keep storylines that, although in the same contex (mystery, murder, suspense), are different and exciting each time you watch a new movie. Some would think that Psycho would cover everything there is about these types of subjects, but that is certainly not the case. This movie is proof of that. The storyline of this was thrilling and unclear yet interesting and was definitely a different type of story. He followed it well and used all of the techniques he does so perfectly producing an excellent product.

There is something I truly loved within in what I'm guessing was Hitchcock's decision and that is the actors that stared in this movie. I don't think there could have been better people choosen that could have portrayed the actual characters as well as they did. They were excellent. Each of them did a great job of keeping the personality intact with the storyline and each represented something that was key to the movie being the fully developed movie it was.

With the exception of the end, I really did enjoy this movie. It depicted a great storyline with a great cast and an excellent director. Hitchcock comes out on top again with Frenzy as I'd almost venture to say Frenzy could compare in rank to Psycho.

-Kevin