Every genius has their doubters — Hitchcock (2012)

Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps still the Master of Suspense 60 years after the release of Psycho. But will a biopic about Hitch able to captivate audiences today?

As a movie lover who regularly rents movies online with Google PlayStore or Apple Movies as well as a resident who lives in, well, politically, China, I’m constantly asked this question, “Why should you have to pay to watch movies (when you can watch them for free online)?” The answer to this question is simple. Apart from the morally tiresome reason that ‘We should respect copyrights and the production’s efforts.’ (Duh!), I also find that by actually paying to watch a movie, I take in more from a movie because I become more attentive while watching it (Obviously the Law of Demand is at work here: The more a person pays for a product, the more a person values it as reflected by the fact that he’s willing to pay for it); the fact that there’s a 30-day time limit to consumption (I must watch a movie within 30 days after I’ve rented it) also forces me to set aside time for movie nights and embark on a much-needed art detox session from work).

I wonder if more people prefer renting movies on Apple Movies or Google Play?

Anyway, let’s talk about this movie, Hitchcock, released in 2012. For some reason I didn’t have high expectations for it — perhaps it’s because of the relatively low scores it got on Rotten Tomatoes? Perhaps it’s because of its so-plain-it’s-bland and…