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1958
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Vertigo
Positive Reviews
45
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
4.3
/5
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5.0
The other man has taken not merely Scotties woman, but Scotties dream.
Rogerebert
5.0
Such psychologically complex material is best suited for adults and mature teens, who will find more to enjoy here than a simple suspense story.
Common Sense Media
4.5
James Stewart, on camera almost constantly, comes through with a startlingly fine performance as the lawyer cop who suffers from acrophobia.
Variety
5.0
It is a brilliant way of putting us inside Judys tormented, guilty soul, and of avoiding, just for a while, that male gaze.I also realised what it is ..
The Guardian
4.5
But the style is thoroughly deceptive, for the film is a rich demonstration of Hitchcocks particular sleight of hand.The tempo may be generally very s ..
The Guardian
5.0
Perverse, poetic, steeped in emotional desolation and destructive obsession, it delivers a fearlessly dolorous view of longing and betrayal in the gui ..
5.5
But this time, its Hitchcocks sublime Vertigo, certainly one of the directors greatest, if not best, works.
5.0
And, believe us, that secret is so clever, even though it is devilishly far fetched, that we wouldnt want to risk at all disturbing your inevitable en ..
The New York Times
5.0
And for a classic illustration of why suspense is worth more than surprise, consider the timing of this storys big revelation about the mysterious ide ..
The New York Times
5.0
Hitchcock was elsewhere an entertainer, often a great one, but Vertigo finds him working as an artist...
E Film Critic
5.0
Over time, Vertigo, the greatest sexual suspense drama ever made, has come to be regarded by many Hitchcock admirers as his most accomplished film.
San Francisco Chronicle
5.0
Christopher Robin Winnie the Pooh is a giant of childrens literature for a reason.His mixture .. Teen Titans Go!
4.4
Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo is an artistic triumph for the master of mystery.
Ny Daily News
2.0
Its set in a foggy and alluring San Francisco that has plenty of Old World charm, appealing deserted residential streets, and a Golden Gate bridge tha ..
Sover
5.0
In retrospect, it is easily the directors most psychological and personal works.It goes to frightening depths and emotions that few directors can ever ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
One of the landmarksnot merely of the movies, but of 20th century art.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Theres certainly plenty within The 39 Steps worth admiring and enjoying eg Richards initial escape aboard a Scotland bound train is quite exciting and ..
Reel Film Reviews
1.5
Pay close attention or youll think theyve pulled a fast one on you.
New York Post
5.0
This is one of Hitchcocks finest films, and it is often cited by national critics as being among the best cinematic achievements of all time.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
The film is not really a great suspense film, but really a fantastic introspective drama into the mind of a person much like the master of suspense hi ..
Internet Reviews
4.4
The ending of the show is perfect and shocking if you have never seen it before.
Internet Reviews
2.0
Its really impossible to analyze the narrative in terms of logic or probability.
Emanuellevy
5.0
It is full of great moments, and a building tension that is at once gripping and enjoyable.
5.0
Watch out for a great piece of Hitchcock innovation to visually represent Scottys vertigo: the simultaneous zoom in and pull back of the camera that c ..
Bbc
5.0
Its as much a wonder of suspense as it is a catalogue of the directors themes and an allegory for his own art of enticementand for the erotic pitfalls ..
New Yorker
1.5
The old master, now a slave to television, has turned out another Hitchcock and bull story in which the mystery is not so much who done it as who care ..
Time
5.0
But this good film had the potential to be a great film, a true Oscar contender that, alas, didnt quite make it to the screen.
Mr Brown Movies
5.0
This romantic psychological thriller with gothic overtones is easily the most haunting and disturbing picture in the entire Alfred Hitchcock catalog.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
Vertigo is Alfred Hitchcocks beautifully stylized psychological thriller about a man in love with a fetishized romantic fantasy invented by another ma ..
Coles Mithey
3.8
A fine honor for what is certainly one of the classiest suspense thrillers in the history of the movies.
Spliced Wire
5.0
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
4.5
With this masterfully conceived spine tingler, Alfred Hitchcock once again affirms his standing as movielands king of the suspense drama
Boxoffice Magazine
5.0
But more than that, the behind the scenes preparation of VERTIGO resembles the story itself.
Movies Tv Guide
5.0
Its a spellbinding mystery, an engrossing thriller, and a vivid romance all rolled into one, featuring that recognizable touch of foreboding and nail ..
3.1
Hitchcock wasnt called the master of suspense for nothing and he manages to build it well often in long scenes without dialogue.Once the story begins ..
Three Movie Buffs
5.0
Bring yourself, if you can, to look beyond that and focus on the deftness of its audiovisual allure.
Lw Lies
5.0
Vertigo is an absolute must see if you arent afraid to see how far filmmaking is able to take you.
Montreal Film Journal
5.0
Because the impeccable, dreamlike images of this ghostly Liebestod are so eerily beautiful they stay in your head forever.And because the older you ge ..
News Week
5.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
4.5
Jimmy Stewart is an actor who always delivers, especially in the films he did with Hitchcock. Scottie isnt my favorite character he played but it real ..
Battleship Pretension
4.5
Hitchcock is often spoken about regarding his perfectionism, this way every shot is carefully arranged and the edits hit like a knife. Thats no less t ..
Battleship Pretension
4.5
The film is one of the best that Hitchcock ever made, arguably one of the best movies ever made by anyone.
Mac Guff
5.0
A film totally in thrall to the lure/peril of looking, and filmed almost entirely from the perspective or emotion of the subconscious.
Patrick Nabarro
2.5
I had to concentrate so narrowly on the labyrinth of the plot that I never broke out in the cold sweat which is the emotional reward of a good thrille ..
The Nation
1.5
meticulous realism both indicts and empathizes with Scotties squeezed, linear policeman mentality at odds with other, more profound longings, which de ..
World Socialist Web Site
1.5
We can appreciate films... and yet still acknowledge that their female characters were not created by a very well adjusted, progressivethinking man.
Los Angeles Free Press
4.5
The work is a mesmerizing romantic suspense/thriller about a macabre, doomed romance a desperate love for an illusion.It is an intense psychological s ..
Film Site
5.0
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The Cinema Phile Blog
5.0
It is a triumph that results in loss.Scotties obsession will continue and intensify like the distant revolutions of a departing spiral.
Not Coming
4.5
Upon first viewing, Alfred Hitchcocks Vertigo doesnt seem like much, just a melodramatic ghost story.
Boulder Weekly
4.5
Audiences and critics in 1958 were not prepared to deal with the kind of twisted darkness Vertigo presents so clearly ... but hopefully were all grown ..
The Arts St L
4.2
And his films have an undeniable familiarity, and similarity of style and substance, that provides a ready entry into the study of the auteur theory.
Djardine Blogspot
4.5
In Vertigo, Hitchcock completely transcends barriers of generic making the film into something enigmatic and impossible to classify.
4.5
It may not be as funny or light as the best known of Hitchcocks work but this is certainly a classic largely because of its impressively unlikeable, i ..
1.5
Vertigo is a kind of consummate illusion tantalizing for being so often out of reach (DVDs dont match the reel deal), fulfilling only for bringing us ..
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