April 15th, 2004 Vertigo was a damn good film. I was quite suprised with how much I liked it, considering I don't seem to like most Hitchcock movies as much as most people.
At first, I was a little worried about the film. Some of the expository dialogue was poorly written in one scene near the beginning. Fortunately, that was the only time it was an issue. From that point on the story developed beautifully and was totally engrossing.
One interesting aspect of the story is that its structure is unusual. There is a point in the film that looks like it should be the end, yet the story goes on. I don't want to give too much away, so that's all I'll say about that. You'll know what I mean when you watch the movie.
One thing that kind of irked me about the movie (and does about Hitchcock in general) is that too many of the scenes were filmed on sound stages. I guess that was the norm back then, but there are some scenes where the setting looks very artificial. Growing up with movies that were filmed on location, I probably expect too much.
Anyway, Vertigo was truly an amazing movie; don't let my criticisms fool you. It is a wonderful story wonderfully told with wonderful characters. Truly a classic that everyone should see.
My rating: 9/10