Movie Review - Rope

Rope (1948)
directed by Alfred Hitchcock
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD at JL's

When Truffaut mimicked Hitch, he directed the chilly, awkward The Bride Wore Black. For all the efficiency at work in "Rope" - edits, sets, running time - Jim Stewart's hammy soap-box monologue ("By what right do you dare...") and the emotional leniency accorded to that dreay cast of supporting characters (prudes, pricks, and dullards) makes you wonder why the good director didn't let Brandon and Phillip get away with it.