Rebecca

I thought it was okay. Wheatley brings the famous story to viewers who wouldn’t watch an 80-year-old black-and-white film. This Rebecca offers faster edits, heightened drama in selected scenes and even the well-depicted anxiety of the protagonist in her unfortunate position. And, in this case, remaking Hitchcock isn’t stupid or unethical as in the case of Psycho, because the original Rebecca was, after all, more Selznick’s film than Hitch’s, as it didn’t have the master's distinctive signature, but was “only” a polished Hollywood production. Lily James is good, but Kristin Scott Thomas is perhaps too literally demonic with her dark makeup and lighting. (10/23/2020)