Own the rights?
Hollywood, striving for riskless commercial success, has constantly embraced the practice of the remake. Sometimes is the unspoken remake of a foreign (with a particular predilection for French) films (a la "Point of No return"), sometimes a boasted remake, with the mandatory multi-million dollars special effects, of a domestic product (a la "Psycho"). More often than not, we are in the presence of a purely commercial operation, with no artistic of cultural justifications (there are, of course, exceptions, but oh-so preciously few).This mediocre thriller is no exception. The plot is (ex hypothesis) deja vu. The film fails completely to capture the atmosphere of Hitchcock's masterpiece.A final, semi-sociological note. In the original film (as in many films at the time), the villain is arrested. In this version (as in many films today) the villain is killed. We have seen the killing of the villain so often that it has risen to the status of a stereotype. I am not sure what conclusions we should draw about the "vigilante" attitudes of the 90's, but, for sure, it doesn't say anything good.Don't waste your time with this movie. Go at your local video store and rent "Dial M for Murder." You will have a much better time.
You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.
