Though a rare misstep for Alfred Hitchcock, it’s probably best to think of Jamaica Inn as more of a stepping stone, a small hurdle that took the great director from his generally superb British work to his phenomenal Hollywood career
“‘Frenzy’ and ‘Family Plot,’ admittedly slight works in Hitchcock’s career, are nevertheless valuable entries in the filmmaker’s cannon, with scenes, shots, and moments of unmistakably Hitchcockian bravura”
More than any other filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock is the quintessential 20th century movie director. He began his career in the days of silent pictures and continued all the way until 1976, with Family Plot. During his long career, he directed over 40 features and once said that any movie director could surprise his audience by …