Dial M for
Murder is a classic mystery thriller that I would advise all Alfred Hitchcock
fans to watch. If you love mystery movies, this is one you’ll want to take the
time to see.
The saying
"all things work together for good" kind of comes into play in this
movie. The acting is top-notch, and the script and dialogue are intriguing.
This may not go down as the best of Hitchcock, but it still stands out. The
cinematography isn’t classic, since most of the movie takes place in a confined
apartment. The screenplay isn’t as grand, as there’s little room to pull out
all the stops, but the plot is as grand as they come. The plot takes you on a
journey where you get to see things from the point of view of the three leads.
Each one is given a scene to win you over to their side.
The plot is all
about Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) and his obsession with taking revenge on his
wife for cheating on him.
He decides to
kill her, and the best way to do it is to have a stranger take the fall. So he
plots and thinks through how to commit the perfect murder. One thing he forgets
to consider, however, is his wife Margot Mary Wendice's (Grace Kelly) will to
live, as the man he hired to murder her ends up being killed instead.
But that doesn’t
stop Tony. He still finds a way. How?
You’ll have to
watch Dial M for Murder to find out.
A remake of the
movie was made in 1998 and titled A Perfect Murder, directed by Andrew Davis.
The remake stars Michael Douglas as the husband and Gwyneth Paltrow as the
wife. In the 1998 remake, the characters of Halliday and Swann are combined,
with Viggo Mortensen playing the role.
Alfred Hitchcock
is the king of mysteries, and this movie delivers plenty of them from start to
finish, all the way to the last scene where Tony Wendice (Ray Milland) serves
everyone a drink. Dial M for Murder is ranked 48th on the AFI’s 100 Years...
100 Thrills. It was released in the same year as Rear Window.
So take the time
to watch this classic.
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