Birds

Year: 1963

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Hitchcock

Review

not the best directed or most entertaining hitchcock film, but it’s certainly a solid film and a classic – if not for the idea alone. a lot of the process shots look pretty bad, but that’s not really hitchcock’s fault. hedren does a great job transforming her character from a bourgeois beauty to a battered schizoid. the ending reminded me a lot of the ending from “notorious” – it was filled with tension and seemed prematurely cut off. it’s not a bad thing, necessarily, but it does catch you off guard. i can’t say i honestly love hitchcock’s work, but it’s always interesting and entertaining on some level.