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Alfred Hitchcock's final film is understated comic fun that mixes suspense with deft humor, thanks to a solid cast. The plot centers on the kidnapping of an heir and a diamond theft by a pair of bad guys led by Karen Black and William Devane. The cops seem befuddled, but that doesn't stop a questionable psychic (Barbara Harris) and her not overly bright boyfriend (Bruce Dern, in a rare good-guy role) from picking up the trail and actually solving the crime. Did she do it with actual psychic powers? That's part of the fun of Harris's enjoyably ditsy performance. --Marshall Fine
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Of course it is well woven. Of course there are some funny scenes. Of course the plot is simple and the qui pro quo is clear, for us. But the motivations are not very clear, and are not at all explored, be they those of the old rich lady, or those of the illegitimate son, or those of the would-be private eyes. So it is an easy entertaining film to watch, but neither frightening, nor hilarious, nor deeply disturbing, nor overpsychological. It is not one of Hitchcock's best films even if we have to reckon that the work is very clean and very professional and that the English is proper and in no way colloquial. It has all the qualities of a Hitchcock film but one : the soul-raking intricacy and depth, and the implacable logic of motivation and suspense : everything seems to be gratuitous and we know from the very start what is to happen in every single next scene. Just two pleasant odd hours.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU
By Dhaval Vyas
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The last two films of Hitchcock are also his most underrated. 'Family Plot' is a joy to watch and so is 'Frenzy'. Very well acted and the master once again will tie you in his web of suspense.
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Format:DVD
This movie is great in every way. There is nothing that this movie lacks. It has suspense, humor, and a great sense of style. This is a movie that I recommend to everyone. A great Hitchcock movie. Go see it!
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Oh, the talent that went into this production!
You have a legendary director (Sir Alfred), an award-winning screenwriter (Ernest Lehman), a one-of-a-kind costume designer (Edith Head), a special effects icon (Albert Whitlock),... Read more
Published on Feb 2 2003 by Reginald D. Garrard
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Worth a second look
It had been years since I had seen this film and didn't expect it to age well, but I was happily proved wrong. Read more
Published on Dec 19 2002 by James Ferguson
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A Hint of Romanticism
1976's FAMILY PLOT was Hitchcock's final film. In an interview with François Truffaut, Hitchcock stated that in today's films you no longer had to close the picture with a kiss. Read more
Published on July 27 2002 by gobirds2
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So-so Hitchcock, but that beats most directors' best efforts
As a teenager, I attended the "Family Plot" premiere at the L.A. Film Exposition in the spring of 1976 in Century City. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2002
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cute Hitchcock comedy-thriller
FAMILY PLOT, Hitchcock's last completed film, has echoes of THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY - it is essentially a superbly witty and entertaining black comedy. Read more
Published on Dec 28 2001 by Byron Kolln
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family plot
not the best but worth the view for any real fan of Hitchcock's work. has the tongue-in-cheek comedy characteristic of his other films while stil delivering on the action and... Read more
Published on Dec 8 2001
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The Last Alfred Hitchcock Movie done in style.
Hitchcock's last film was a light/comedy type mystery with another cast of fairly well known actors and the last time the film crew behind the camera reunited to do one more movie... Read more
Published on Dec 8 2001 by Joe Mac Guy
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The last Hitchcock Film.
Made about four years before he passed away, Alfred Hitchcock's final film is once again a comedy/adventure that stars Karen Black and Bruce Dern, as well as many familar face... Read more
Published on May 22 2001
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A fun finale
This was Alfred Hitchcock's final film, and he was already in his late seventies when he made it. I think that at this point in his career, after fifty years of movie-making, he... Read more
Published on May 21 2001 by duggalolly
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Family Plot---- Not Hitchock's best but still enjoyable
As a child growing up I was consumed with a passion for film, which has continued to this day and one of my all time favorite directors of film is Alfred Hitchcock. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2001 by G. Stanford
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