Hitchcock
Cert: 12A / 98 mins / Dir. Sacha Gervasi
Very pleasantly surprised by this. Hopkins is, for the most part, on good form balancing the light and dark sides of Hitchcock. As an audience, you're not persuaded to love or hate him, just be intrigued and observe. A great exercise in filmmaking.
The supporting cast and period detail all underscore this beautifully.
A quick refresher in Psycho a couple of days beforehand will enhance this film, but isn't essential.
Yes*1.
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Cinema.
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*1 I should also point out what an excellently cut trailer that is. Pulling dialogue and imagery from different parts of the film, it tells you lots yet spoils nothing. Awesome.
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