I’d say this is my least enjoyed of Hitchcock’s tales. While the plot remains skillfully put together, there's an element of something crude about it that I found difficult to accept. The story centers on a killer who has been viciously murdering women with neckties before disposing of their remains; law enforcement is stumped until "Brenda Blaney" (Barbara Leigh-Hunt) turns up raped and murdered in her workplace, an…

The movie operates as a thriller, though it doesn't play with guessing the perpetrator; the identity of the killer becomes clear fairly quickly. However, this isn’t due to poor writing—it’s intentional. The suspense arises not from identifying who committed the crime, but rather whether they will evade justice and what fate awaits the protagonist. The story is carefully constructed, and surprisingly, it's roote…

A darkly funny film from Hitchcock. It’s rewarding to return to Frenzy after some time has passed and reassess it quickly. As someone who takes pride in being English, I appreciate seeing the Master back in England, accurately portraying a London setting. The movie succeeds because we really connect with the atmosphere of the place and accept the characters who live there; Hitchcock handles this effortlessly. T…