Dial M for Murder Review

Keeping up with these blogs is proving quite a challenge for me as it has been over a month. I'll now be updating what I missed.

Next movie is Dial M for Murder, a classic by mastermind Alfred Hitchcock. Being a classic, it has its moments and the story keeps you sucked in. However, for me, I would rather watch something else. I suggest you watch it and make your own choice.



Dial M for Murder is an Alfred Hitchcock film so you already know there will be mystery involved and twisted scenes in the movie.

One such scene is the famous murder scene where Margot (Grace Kelly) is almost murdered by Captain Lesgate (Anthony Dawson) as her husband Tony (Ray Willand) hears the attempted murder going on over the phone and does nothing. Why nothing? Well, he set the whole thing up. The lighting for the the scene was great. It was dark but enough light to see the actors but without over doing it. The angle of the camera and also of Lesgate before and after he gets stabbed by Margot is well accomplished as it realistically looks as if he was stabbed. I had to see it a few times as I was awed for those few seconds. Genius.
One part of that scene bothers me as to why she stays on the phone for over 30 seconds saying "hello? hello?" and pushes the lever to hang up multiple times but still there is a connection. Oh well. Maybe it's just me.

One scene does not make the movie though. I enjoyed this scene as well a a few others but that's it. I could see how many consider this a classic and why it was assigned for viewing and blog review but for me, it's just another "old film classic."