Review of Peeping Tom (1960) by J J — 26 May 2011

Tense psychological drama about a strange individual who records his victims final moments right before he kills them. A little dated in some aspects but in it's heyday the film was so controversial that it effectively ended Michael Powell's illustrious career as one of Britain's finest directors. I can see why though, the film's delves into the mind of a voyeur as he commit's his violent crimes on innocent young women, it was a good study on sexual violence and those who commit it, not really the kind of film you'd expect to see from the 60's. The film almost makes you sympathise with the killer, Powell paints him with enough human emotion and likeable qualities that you sort of understand that he's not all bad, he just needs a whole lot of help. Good performance from Karlheinz Böhm.

8/10.