Review of Peeping Tom (1960) by Uditha D — 14 Dec 2011
Peeping Tom may not have had the best peeping tom in cinema, as far as I am concerned, but the film is undeniably masterful. I was simply mesmerized at the documentary-like beginning, where that unfortunate prostitute (who, like many of its later points, resembled something from Psycho - in this case Marion Crane) is followed by a camera-welding killer, and murdered in a shockingly horrifying manner.
Later, however, it seemed to get on a little slow paced, but that was tempered by other points: including, among others, those scraps and scraps of past remembrances that gradually reveal Mark's hidden past.
Its ending was slightly disappointing and fast in my view, but other than that, I simply could not deny its wonderfully done direction as being anything other than sheer brilliance. It's easy to see why it was so underrated at the time - perhaps, like me, several other critics found it rather too drab and long.
.. but, in the end, you simply cannot deny its greatness.
This review of Peeping Tom (1960) was written by Uditha D on 14 Dec 2011.
Peeping Tom has generally received very positive reviews.
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