This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
Cape Fear
This movie certainly deserves the adjective "Hitchcockian." You can tell the filmmakers had him in mind during every step of the process. The music was even done by Bernard Herrmann! They did it right though, as this film rivals almost any authentic Hitchcock film I've seen.
Robert Mitchum plays one of cinema's great creep performances. I know when putting the movie together they tried two give the two lead male roles equal time, but Mitchum just steals it all in every scene he's in. Gregory Peck knew this too, but as one of the producers (I think) he just let Mitchum go at it because he knew what the movie needed.
I haven't seen Scorsese's version of Cape Fear yet, but I can totally picture DeNiro in the role as well. Although it's difficult to imagine if it can come close to the original. I'll seek it out eventually.
Rating: 9/10