The GuardianThis shallow, naive biopic of the Master has had its thunder totally stolen by the far superior recent TV film
TelegraphRobbie Collin finds Sacha Gervasi's film about the director Hitchcock a fond but lumpy biopic.
TelegraphAnthony Hopkins stars as Alfred Hitchcock in a well-acted, yet slimly plotted, film that recalls the troubled making of 'Psy...
Total FilmA breezy, lightweight account of the making of a classic. Some of the casting may be questionable, but in the end it's the c...
Rolling StoneHopkins catches the essence of Hitchcock as artist and con man. And Mirren is stellar as his wife and secret weapon. The ple...
Los Angeles TimesIts protagonists turn out to be not especially interesting and the audience is not presented any convincing reason to care a...
New York Daily NewsYou won't actually learn much about Alfred Hitchcock from Sacha Gervasi's briskly superficial biopic. But you'll enjoy the e...
The New York Times It's fluff. But while its dim fantasies about Hitchcock and the association of genius with psychosis can be written off as s...
San Francisco ChronicleAn entertaining, economical and thoroughly enjoyable glimpse into a familiar artist's creative process.
Salon ArtsI genuinely can't figure out why Hitchcock was made or who its target audience might be, except that it gratifies our appare...
The New YorkerGervasi's workmanlike direction and the by-the-numbers storytelling don't diminish the impact of a tale that, even in its ba...
Washington PostThere's something tonally off about the master of anxiety, neurosis and disquiet being depicted in a story this cozy.
Chicago TribuneHopkins' Hitch may not reveal inner demons. He's entertaining, as is Mirren. It's fun to watch them elevate a rosy assessmen...
Richard RoeperFilmed with lots of style and a macabre sense of humor the master himself would have enjoyed.
TelegraphAlfred Hitchcock's Psycho marked a departure for the horror and suspense film genre so it's appropriate that Hitchcock, the ...
Chicago Sun-TimesSir Alfred Hitchcock remains one of the most famous directors in movie history, not only because of his droll public image, ...
ReelViewsHitchcock could be construed as a misleading title for this motion picture. A better name might have been The Making of Psyc...
Film School RejectsThe story centers too much on nonexistent, or at least wildly unproven, aspects of Hitch and Alma’s life and many of the per...
Entertainment WeeklyIn Hitchcock, Sacha Gervasi's broadly enjoyable pop-art biopic about Alfred Hitchcock and the making of Psycho, Hitch (Antho...
JobloHITCHCOCK isn't a judgement, but rather a celebration of the man and his body of work. More than anything, it makes me want ...
IGN MoviesFine performances from Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren elevate this solid, but TV movie-esque biopic of Alfred Hitchcock an...
Hollywood ReporterAn entertaining if partially hypothetical examination of the personal dynamics behind the creation of one of Hollywood's mos...
Film School RejectsUnfocused, uneven, hazy, and shapeless, Hitchcock also suffers from a frequently nearly-hammy turn by Hopkins, who takes far...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Writer: John J. McLaughlin
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
Release: November 23, 2012
Writer: John J. McLaughlin
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
Release: November 23, 2012
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