Movie #29: Vertigo

Movie #: 29
Movie Title: Vertigo
Year Released: 1958

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Notable Cast: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore, Henry Jones

Short Description: A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #9
IMDB.com: #49
Ranker.com: #53
Lifed.com: #33
Empire.com: #40
FilmCrave.com: N/A
FlickChart.com: #44



Date Watched: 11/9/2016

Grade: 1.5 out of 5 (Marginal)

Rationale: By the time the twist in the story is revealed, three-quarters of a boring movie has gone by and one could be forgiven for not caring about the not-very-surprising twist and easy-to-see-coming conclusion that follows. The fact that Hollywood legend James Stewart is the lead actor and the acclaimed Alfred Hitchcock is the director just isn't enough to help hold interest, either. Vertigo is another unimpressive Hitchcock offering on my list and Stewart has better films to his name that I'd rather watch again.