Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Although I'm not by nature a fan of the mystery genre, I found Strangers to be an intriguing experience. Excluding the fact that the films crux and ability to work would be completely erroneous (specifically, his method of killing) by today's standards, the film provides interesting pockets of suspense. 

The climactic scene will, without a doubt, have to go down as one of the most unexpected moments I've ever encountered while watching a film. It seems both so logical and so far fetched that its genius cannot be understated. The slight unhinged-ness of the killer is constantly creepy. Very well done.

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