Another amazing movie of Alfred Hitchcock. So far I have not seen a movie of it that I did not like. It's an old movie, the performances, sometimes sounds a little naive, watching today. But still has a great direction, holding the attention until the last second.

Hitchcock's earliest of films and what a wild ride! Feels very similar to Vertigo in plot delivery where the final twist is quite unpredictable and we are left wondering how we wandered from the first half of the movie to the exciting finish. Possibly too slow of a build up - but thrilling nonetheless!

Mistakes - 1) Camera dollying back from Mrs. de Winter sitting on a chair brushes some flowers on a table. 2) Frank's hand holding the letter jumps from in front of the filing cabinet to resting on top of it.

Wow... If they'd packed more into this, the whole thing would have blown! This "ghost" story has: Exotic getaway! Young romance! Spooky castle! Fast cars! Weird women! Demons of the past! Plot twists! Secrets! Costume parties! Courtroom drama! Fire! Cancer! and a dog named Jasper! It may lack the flow of Hitch's later movies, but its certainly got nearly everything else!

To say nothing of his suspense-building abilities, I think Hitchcock is one of the few directors out there capable of producing plot twists which can surprise even the most seasoned and cynical moviegoer.

The romance story as well as the acting seems a bit dated, with Fontaine repeating her "innocent girl in love" routine and Olivier being seriously silly (or the other way around. Both work for me). Like most Hitchcock movies there's a shift in tone and genre mid-movie, and the mystery part is the one that works the best mood- and cinematography-wise. But the true merit of this movie is that it teaches you that sometimes women should just be told to shut up and get over themselves.

Not a typical Hitchcock, especially not in the first half, which was a bit slow but Fontaine held it interesting. It has its charm no doubt and aged better than other Hitchcocks.

The biggest flaw this movie had was changing Rebecca's original death in the book. However, the suspense is great and Mrs. Danvers is played perfectly.

With all of the praise heaped on this film, I found it to be strikingly un-subtle, especially the score. And the Hemingwayesque sexual-treatment of the women as either children or whores was quite distracting.

I always appreciate the care that Hitchcock puts into the visual aspect of his movies, but for me a drama or thriller's quality depends on the text and Hitch often used crappy ones. The first hour of Rebecca, though tacky and ever increasingly tedious, is somehow bearable. The next hour is garishly awful. Newbie Joan Fontaine does her very best to hold the movie together with her very theatrical but effectively mesmerizing performance, even though her character is an unbelievable moron.

Beautiful photography and a chilling atmosphere steeped in mystery. There is an awful lot to admire in Rebecca but special mention should go to the Mrs Danver's character - who is disturbing and sinister yet believable - an image created through cooperation of script, direction, camerawork and performance. She serves as a microcosm example of why this film works so well.

Very good movie. From the time that our main character arrives at her new home, the entire film is quite suspenseful, and ultimately quite gratifying. My experience with early Hitchcock has oftentimes been "yes, I see what's going on here, I see the seeds of something great." This was not the case with Rebecca. This film *is* something great. Required viewing for Hitchcock fans.

It's always striking to be reminded of the fluidity of Hitchcock's camerawork and how effectively he explored the psychology of his characters. His mastery of the technical and the emotional is a splendid convergence that marks his best works. There are marvelous performances from Joan Fontaine as the worried bride and Laurence Olivier, oozing intimidating imperiousness as the husband. There's also a splendidly droll supporting performance by George Sanders.

It simply isnt a story worth telling in my opinion, alot of suspense and build up, for very little pay off. Not Hitchcock's best.

one of the great, story-driven thrillers. not the typical hitchcock movie, but very much in the vein of other david selznick productions.

This full of tension movie will haunt you long after watching. I don't think they can make those anymore. Masterpiece.