Review of Rope

In 1948, Alfred Hitchcock made an experimental picture called Rope. It was experimental, because he shot it in ten takes, which provides a seamless flow. Based on the real life Leopold-Loeb murder case, it told the story of two college students{Farley Granger and John Dall}murdering a peer just for the thrill of it. As an added thrill, they invite the peer's family, close friends, and a former professor of all three college students{James Stewart}to a party and use the chest,where the body is in, as a buffet table.Stewart begins to think that something is wrong, when the young man, who the party is for, is terribly late and the subject of murder is discussed greatly. Except for,the fine acting by Stewart,the film drags continuously. This is probably because, the film stays in the confines of the students' apartment. The dialogue is flat, and it doesn't have the usual nail-biting suspense that mister Hitchcock is famous for.Rope was not a hit with audiences when first released and the years haven't given it a new perspective.I give it a 5 1/2 out of 10.