Hitchcock

Actors:  Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette. Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy
Rating:  7 out of 10, I’m a huge Hitchcock fan so I was surprised that I had not seen this flick.  It’s a very interesting look at the making of Psycho in 1959.  Hopkins labors under a mountain of makeup to portray the portly Hitchcock and sometimes seemed to be trying too hard to channel Sir Alfred.  The film is rescued by Helen Mirren as Hitchcock’s underappreciated wife and creative force behind some of his genius.  While the movie is enjoyable it plays too safe, staying on the surface of things and avoiding looking too deeply. We get all of the oft repeated rumors about Hitchcock’s foibles but again, just a light exterior look.  My guess is that Hitchcock is still too legendary a figure for anyone in the film industry to treat too harshly – probably a good thing.
MVP:  Mirren as the long suffering Alma Hitchcock