+4
Dial M for Murder
I had somehow forgotten that I had already seen this, so I was confused while watching it that I could remember it. Maybe I am just losing it, but that is beside the point. 1950s color Hitchcock murder mysteries are like a cinephiliac comfort food. You easily get wrapped up into all the bullshit with the planning, the execution, and investigation. It's all very silly, yet never really feels like it while you watch. Hitchcock and co get you right up on the action in this film, you feel like you are in the same room. It was filmed in 3D, but I never thought about that a single time during the film, which is actually in its favor. I am not interested in the 3D gimmick, so it's nice that the film can stand on it's two legs outside of the gimmick. Everyone has already said it, but Grace Kelly looks great, but the costumes and set all look very nice and classy. I've also seen a lot of comments, not just here, but also on letterboxd about how a husband could want to kill Grace Kelly... but I also heard a pretty wild comment from a guy I work with the other day that caught me off guard "For every pretty girl, there's a guy who is tired of f*cking her."... so, uh, I guess that guy might kill his wife at some point.
I have two write-ups to go, but I have finished all of the films and sent my ballot in. I'll get my last two write-ups in shortly.