Review of Frenzy (2015) by Tans D — 06 Mar 2008
Hitchcock's penultimate film, and his first back in Britain since 1956, Frenzy is the big man's last great film, and also his most explicit. Featuring nudity (a first for Hitchcock) and a rather callous approach to death, Frenzy is Hitch taking his well-honed skills from over 60 years of film-making and adding a new touch for the modern cinema audience.
Some of the images in Frenzy are haunting; Barbara Leigh Hunt's strangled face, with her tongue protruding out of her mouth, is a nasty and shocking cinematic image. Hitch indents the film with his trademark black humour as well as good old fashioned humour (the police detective infuriated with his wife's attempts at gourmet cooking), and it helps alleviate some of the dark tone that this film has.
A good British cast lead the film, particular kudos to Barry Foster as the killer, and the rest of the cast is filled out with familiar British faces from television (Bernard Cribbins, Clive Swift). Old time fans of Hitch's work may be a little shocked by this film, but I found it to be vintage Hitchcock, with a modern twist, and a fitting film to end a career on (ignoring Family Plot).
Dark, macabre stuff from the master of suspense.
This review of Frenzy (2015) was written by Tans D on 06 Mar 2008.
Frenzy has generally received positive reviews.
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