Monday, 2 March 2009

Family Plot (1976)

A fake spiritulist is asked to hunt down a lost heir to a fortune, assisted by her taxi driving, acting boyfriend. A seemingly unrelated couple are kidnapping people to get there hands on diamonds as a ransom. One of the kidnappers is the lost heir.
Hitchcock's last film is an enjoyable comedy thriller that seems to have little of the master's trademark touches. However I tend to find that it takes a few viewings to appreciate what hand the director has in the film, so I should reserve that kind of judgement for after another viewing. Suffice to say that it is a fun romp with all involved clearly having a good time.

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