Suspenseful thriller from Alfred Hitchcock, set in central London, about a man accused of murdering a string of women with a necktie.
In the nostalgic, simple Blighty of the seventies, Frenzy takes place amongst the smoke-laden pubs, bustling street markets, and “What’s-all-this-then?” police stations. Jon Finch plays Blaney, a man down on his luck after being fired from the pub he works in, and missing out on a big win in the races for the want of betting money.
Blaney’s troubles though, are just starting, after being spotted leaving the premises of his ex-wife’s work, where she has been strangled to death. All the evidence points to Blaney, and the half-witted chaps at Scotland Yard seem ready to bang him up. However, our misjudged protagonist eludes the authorities long enough to make some enquiries of his own as to whom the real killer is, pointing to someone close.
A well plotted, exciting film, that manages to create a lot of suspense, even though the details of the murderer are on plain sight from the beginning. The essence of this film is not ‘who dunnit’? and instead it is about whether Blaney can clear his name, before he goes down for life.
Great performances, and the streets of London seem like a different world, adding a pleasurable setting to this pulse-racing thriller.
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