masterpiece. as good as lang's. at least.

It's hard to avoid comparing it to the greatness of the original, but it works quite will by changing a bit of the focus and style. It trades the longer evocative shots, visual creativity and Lorre for a quicker paced story and slightly more developed secondary characters. It makes for a slightly more exciting film but it also undermines the impact of the ending. Even so it has its share of great moments and interesting commentary.

Actually not so bad, although it doesn't live up to Lang's original. The one area of improvement is the pacing. It's relatively short on "dead space" by comparison. Most of the other changes are either dumbing down or unnecessary. The film is loaded with a lot more Freudian psychology, which doesn't help and arguably hurts. Some of the characters are pretty silly, and Wayne is far less compelling than Lorre. Still, the tighter pacing and overall atmosphere makes it not a complete waste of time.