Vertigo(1958)- User Reviews

I expected a wonderful Hitchcock thriller, but what I found was pretty lacking. I kept expecting it to get exciting, but nothing really seemed to tie in together too well. Maybe if I wasn't expecting a Hitchcock classic I would have enjoyed it for …more»

This may not be Hitchcock's masterpiece, but it is a really good film. "Vertigo" premired on May 9, 1958 in the San Francisco area and soon became a hit. It may not by The Master's masterpiece, although I think "Psycho" is …more»

"Vertigo" is a movie beyond words. It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle. It has a surprise ending and a mysterious and questionable middle with a begining that gets "right to the point." Even though I've seen many great movies …more»

This masterpiece by Alfred Hitchcock to me is the greatest movie that I've ever seen. Every time I watch it it just keeps on getting better and better. I think that this work of art will one day go in front of Citizen Kane for the Best Movie of all …more»

I've seen The Exorcist, The Silence of the Lambs, Jaws, and Alien--probably some of the best horrors out there. None of them scared me. Ironically, some of the scenes from Vertigo made me want to leave the room--most noteably Stewart's dream.

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Brillant movie starring James Stewart. Stewart, who was cast in other Hitchcock movies including 'Rear Window', delivered a wonderful performance. Hitchcock once again proved to be the master of suspense in this movie. More of a thriller than …more»

I've been an avid Hitchcock follower since my early teens and as I've watched his films thoughout the years my "favorite" has changed. "Spellbound" was for long my number one; then "The Birds". Many have been UP THERE, …more»

The first thing that stuck out in my mind about this movie was the fact that it was terribly miscast. If I would have been an Universal Studio executive in 1958 I would have had the casting director of this film brought into my office. Once in my office …more»

NO ENDING, NO POINT. I HATED THIS MOVIE FROM THE START! I THINK THAT THE PERSON THAT CREATED THIS MOVIE I A FLOP AND SHOULD GO BACK TO TRYING OUT FO A JOB! YUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!more»

Alfred Hitchcock is pretty overblown, and he's gotten to the point where every movie is considered a masterpiece, and VERTIGO is no exception. I have seen Hitchcock's worst (TOPAZ, THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH), and I have seen his best (PSYCHO, …more»