Review of Peeping Tom (1960) by Carlos M — 06 Nov 2015

Watch them say goodbye one by one...

A young, fairly attractive man is a peeping tom with a camera. He films women for periods of time and eventually kidnaps them, tortures, and murders them. In his non-serial killer life he begins dating a girl who is blind. She begins feeling his behavior is peculiar and stumbles into his tape room. Her life quickly becomes at risk.

"It's just a film, isn't it?".

"No. No. I killed them.".

Michael Powell, director of Stairway to Heaven, The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Age of Consent, and The Wild Heart, delivers Peeping Tom. The storyline for this picture is fairly good and very well executed. The horror content is dated but the acting is pretty good. The cast includes Karlheinz Bohm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Esmond Knight, and Mickael Goodliffe.

"What's it about?".

"A magic camera.".

I came across this in the summer on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and decided to DVR it. This was a perfect movie to watch during Halloween season. This was pretty well done and fun to watch unfold. This isn't perfect, or an all time classic, but worth a viewing if you're a fan of classic horror movies (like Rear Window or Psycho).

"Why don't you lie to me?".

Grade: C+.