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.

Damn that Mrs. Danvers.

Starts off unlike any other Hitchcock movie, but he gradually starts to show his signs through tension and ambiguity.

Classic.

The opening third, well, sucked. Pretty hard. Just the sort of aimless, banal high society boy-meets-girl crap that was in all the movies no one talks about from that era. I guess that was sort of the point though, since banal shit was what Mr. de Winter was after. Once they get to the creepy old mansion, though, the film picks up and we're rewarded with non-stop tension and "shit's not right, sir" moments. Pretty well-done, and I suppose, worth the best picture Oscar it received.

I really didn't think it was all it was cracked up to be. The second half was, certainly, but the entire first half verged on dull and unnecessary--could've used more of the affable Hitchcock style and more intrigue to keep the pace going. Joan Fontaine is INCREDIBLY cute, however, and the second half makes up for the movie's subpar beginning.

Manderley ... Sir Olivier is wonderful as a man tormented by memories. Judith Anderson is wonderful as Mrs. Danver.

It's Hitch, and it's great!

Here's a rather unusual Hitchcock flick, in large part due to the fact that it's primarily a "David O. Selznick production," and also because it's an almost straight adaptation of a not particularly Hitch-like book. That doesn't mean Rebecca isn't a great movie, but if you're looking for that special Hitchcock experience you should look elsewhere. Even though the movie has many of Hitch's familiar touches, it doesn't feel like a typical Hitchcock movie.

Expertly directed, and with a mysterious story that unfolds intriguingly and satisfyingly. The last act suffers slightly from some bogged down pacing, but it's not a big problem. One of Hitchcock's best.

They forced us to watch.

At first a quite slow and dull romantic drama film that turned into a unpredictable psychological thriller in the last third of the film. Even though Olivier, Fontaine and Anderson were great i wished the first part was atleast 30 minutes shorter, i lost interest after a while and started to doubt the films reviews and scores. The second part surely made up for it but i can't ignore the slow start it had.

The Hitchcockian tension is good, the performances are great and the cinematography and use of shadows superb.

Rebecca is less Hitchcockian than you'd probably hope going in to it. The story is slow and the characters aren't well acted outside of Olivier and Fontaine. That being said, as soon as you start to find out the big mystery it really picks up and makes for a rather enjoyable movie overall. It's certainly not Hitchcock's best but it's clearly a good movie in its own right.

Definitely not one of the better Hitchcock's, but it still resolves itself nicely. About an hour in I was like when is he gonna get to the point? He eventually does and the finale (house on fire is gonna stay with me forever) and climax are quite striking but getting there is a bit grating. Fontaine's character is too timid and almost unbelievable at times. The servant works for you dummy tell her to shut the hell up.

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