Tuesday, November 21, 2006
HEADACHE
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Hitchcock's
with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains.
We have been seeing a lot of him lately. Hitchcock. Well, Grant too.
I think all AH's films are on the Best list. Well, maybe not the execrable Rope.
This one is not one of my favorites although it is considered a masterpiece (see the link at Ebert).
There is far too much smooching for me and a crucial part of this film involves Bergman reeling around early from being drunk and later from being slowly poisoned.
I get a bit queasy in all these scenes and actually have a sympathetic headache of sorts.
No doubt there is a lot to be seen in the cinematography and all.
We have to give it a 5 for that but then a 3 for queasiness and smooching and you have a 4 out of Netflix5.
