Review of Hitchcock (2012) by Enric T — 04 Jun 2013

A weak performance by Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock with a poor script. Unfortunate.

This review of Hitchcock (2012) was written by Enric T on 04 Jun 2013.

Hitchcock has generally received positive reviews.

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