Review of Rope

Rope (1948)
7/10
One shot to tell the whole story.
26 March 2003
Wonderful use of 'invisible' cuts to give the illusion of one take, going back to its original form of being a play. The acting also had a feeling of their being on stage, and so gave the impression of watching them act immediately before you, despite the camera movement. It is an interesting experience having the murder happen first, so we know 'whodunnut', but the suspense instead comes from the question, 'will they be found out?' Very entertaining performance by Phillip as he becomes more and more agitated by Brandon's flippant attitude to the murder.
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