Notorious vs. Vertigo

Charyou_Tree

on 1/29/2010

Notorious has some memorable scenes but, as a whole, it fell kind of flat for me. Vertigo was a minor disappointment, seeing as I only knew Alfred Hitchcock as the man behind two absolutely brilliant films by the names of Rear Window and Psycho. Brilliant, Vertigo was not. It has a tendency to meander a little; however, its ending wraps things up beautifully and redeems the film quite wonderfully. With Notorious, things never came together like that.

nclysander

on 8/4/2011

I've always felt that these were both very personal films for Hitchcock, dealing with one of his favorite themes: obsession. Both are also among the director's most beautifully photographed movies. Vertigo will be the natural choice for most people, but Notorious is my favorite.