Review of Strangers on a Train (1951) by Ray R — 25 Mar 2015

Hitchcock's killers had got more psychologically dark and complex at this point in his career, moving on from the crimes of passion or those who kill for clear material gain to those rare members of society who do it because they enjoy it.

This is another excellent study of a psychopath, played by a wonderfully infuriating Robert Walker, whose indefatigable love-to-hate character really makes the film his own. The director is on great form here and wraps this all up in great suspense and thrilling set pieces.