Frenzy

FRENZY (1972) - Jan. 11, 2005
This is one of Hitchcock's last films, and it features a familiar Hitchcock plot: a man is falsely accused of a crime and has to prove his innocence. However unlike Hitchcock's other movies this one is quite graphic. It's a little bizarre to be watching an R rated Hitchcock movie but this one certainly earns its rating -- it has quite a bit of nudity and a surprisingly brutal rape scene (probably the most disturbing one I've seen since Irreversible). Certainly a far cry from the mostly implied violence of Hitchcock's other films. There's also a fair amount of humour in the film, some of which works (the inspector's disgust at his wife's cooking) and some of which does not (the killer fumbling around in the potato truck). While this wasn't exactly one of Hitchcock's best films, it was certainly well-directed and overall an effective thriller. ***