Sunday, August 7, 2011

Family Plot - 1976 - 3½ Stars

Actors: Karen Black, Bruce Dern
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Family Plot is Hitchcock's last film, and it's not one of his best. Still, while this sort of story isn't particularly compelling or new, Hitchcock does have some interesting visual ideas. This movie isn't like the best Hitchcock, which burrows into your head and puts you into the frame of mind of one of the main characters. Here, we actually know more than the characters, putting us outside any of them. Still, it's worth a look if you've blazed through all the best Hitchcock already.

It's also strange to see a Hitchcock film where people curse.

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