Family Plot

Pros: Brilliant plot, great cinematography, nice acting, action-packed.

Cons: A bit dated, slightly slow in places.

The Bottom Line: Another Hitchcock hit full of suspense, excitement, twists and turns but definitely not a classic.

Review: Hitchcock's last film before he died is a brilliant comedy/thriller. Made in 1976, it isn't among his best but I liked it.

Plot
Superb plot full of twists and turns. A phony psychic is enlisted to find a long-lost heir. With a...

Pros: Barbara Harris; Bruce Dern; music; cinematography

Cons: silly, convoluted plotlines; William Devane irritated me; unoriginality

The Bottom Line: Ha ha ha, I almost checked that the movie was better than watching TV. Maybe in some respects. :-)

Review: Am I being a bit harsh in my title’s question? You be the judge. I usually am mesmerized by Hitchcock movies and find no visible flaws in them while they engage my heart and my brain pleasurably, but it seems that a lot can happen to the best of...

Pros: Hitchcocks last film, worthy of his name!

Cons: a bit silly at times

The Bottom Line: Interesting film to watch and compare to other Hitchcock movies

Review: Family Plot was Alfred Hitchcock's final film and has become a classic if only for that reason…it was his Golden anniversary while making this movie, but suddenly had to stop production when he suffered a heart attack and subsequently had a ...