Not Hitchcock's best, but the script is fantastic and the actors are terrific. It's fairly obvious that it's based on a play, as there's really only one setting, and not much room for Hitch's camera to work its magic, but he does great work anyway and the story is more than enough to keep the film riveting. It's hard to keep up, but if you do, it's well worth it at the end. Grace Kelly is as beautiful as ever and Ray Milland gives a terrifically villainous performance without resorting to overacting. Could be Hitch's most underrated work.

A-



So I'm finally getting into the really good stuff. Up until not long ago, I haven't seen a single Hitchcock film save for Birds and Psycho (but the latter is too long ago for me to remember anything except for the key scenes). In the recent time I decide that I should catch up on all of them at last. Some I liked, some I found to be quite overrated (well, basically the latter applies just to Vertigo which is probably the worst Hitchcock I have seen thus far...which still makes for a solid film with a great twist!).

Dial M for Murder is without a dobt the best Hitchcok flick I have seen thus far (others being Vertigo, Spellbound, Frenzy and the aforementioned Birds). It is quite obvious that the film is based on a play as seen by the limited setting and play-like dialogues, but what Hitchcock makes out of it is a great piece of filmmaking. It was only towarss the very end of the film that I noticed that we almost never got out of the one room where all the action takes place in. The directing is vital and innovative and makes you forget all that. The camera work here is more subtle than in other Hitchcock films, yet still masterful. The whole thing is splendidly edited and despite the entire film consisting of dialogues I never felt bored even for a second.

I still don't understand why Grace Kelly garnered so much praise for her role as I found her to be rather forgettable when compared to the ingenious acting by Ray Milland who makes for an excellent villain in this piece. The way he talks about doing all the evil things with a smile on his face...the delivery of the lines is simply pitch-perfect. The supporting roles are very fine too.

The storyline is really simple and the resolution is nothing you don't really seecoming (though the whole twist with the key is rather great), but it's the way Hitchcock shot the entire thing paried with flawless acting by Milland which elevates the movie above other Hitch-directing films I have seen so far.

My favorite Hitchcock movie, and yes, I've seen Psycho.

9/10 (A)

I really liked it. Very suspensful from start to finish but I thought Grace Kelly was terrible.

Dial M for Murder

Superb film-making! A real delight to watch the fantastic script and criminal workings played out in traditional upper class British society. This shoots straight to the top 3 of my favourite Hitchcock movies. Ray Milland is fantastic, and very much like my other favourite Hitchcock star, James Stewart. Grace Kelly is beautiful but ultimately just a dame to look, and then there's the police inspector, played by John Williams, who is just great to watch. I adore movies that focus on dialogue, and make you, the viewer, use your brain, rather than some effect or gimmick. I miss the days of talented film-making like this. This will spur me on to watch those other Hitchcock movies that I've always put off. I am so glad I've finally seen it. It was also really suspensful.

Two points I find rather interesting; When i watching Ray Milland, I couldn't notice that perhaps Michael Fassbender moulded his Lt. Archie Hicox from Inglourious Basterds on him. Also, I thought that perhaps A Perfect Murder was a remake of this.

A

A Perfect Murder is a remake of Dial M for Murder.

I enjoy both films.

Still loving it.

Yep, it had to be.

A Perfect Murder is also great.

which did you guys see i only saw the 3d one

Obviously I didn't see the 3D one. snack, how old are you?

You're that old!? Wow. Didn't know anybody could be that old.

This.