What do you get when you combine a harmless conversation about the "perfect" murder, with the harsh reality of actually seeing it come true? What you have when these two elements evolve is one of Alfred Hitckcock's greatest thrillers...Strangers on a Train.
Strangers on a Train begins innocently enough when tennis pro Guy Haynes (played by Farley Granger) meets a complete stranger named Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker) on a train. During small talk, Anthony jokes around about how an "exchange" murder between two complete strangers would be the murder no one could solve. After all, how could they find the murderer when he is a total and complete stranger with absolutly no connection whatsoever to the murdered victim? Anthony also joked around about how he could kill Haynes wife, and Haynes could kill his father. Haynes then leaves the train feeling that this stranger he just met is a little strange, but thinks nothing of it...until his wife is dead and Anthony wants him to finish the deal! The result is sheer terror and suspense!
In my humble opinion, this is one of Hitchcock's most gripping movies. It grabs ahold of you and never relinqueshes until the shattering merry-go-round climax. The plot and storyline is first-rate, and the acting supurb. Walker's performance as pyschopathic Bruno Anthony is especially outstanding. When most people think of Hitchcock classics, they think of Vertigo, Psycho, or The Birds. Believe me, Strangers on a Train is right there with the others as one of the Master's greatest films.
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