Film Review: Strangers On A Train (P.G.), (U.S.A. 1951) (Director: Alfred Hitchcock), Sunday 07.10.2012 18:00, The Filmhouse Screen Two, Edinburgh

I went to see this as it was one of my preferred Hitchcock films. The plot revolves around a tennis player and  a fan who have a chance encounter. The conversation they have comes to them discussing people they would each like out of their lives. The proposition is offered up by the creepy and slightly camp fan Bruno Antony (Played by Robert Walker), as being the perfect crime as for each of them there is no motive in regard to the person they kill. Bruno then takes the liberty of assuming they had come to an agreement in regard to the matter, acts to remove the annoyance from the tennis player Guy Haines (Played by Farley Granger), and then harasses for Guy to fulfill his side of the arrangement.

The film was not as good as I had remembered. The performance from Robert Walker, although very impressive, felt overpowering within the film. Also I had forgotten the clearly sped up footage of the fairground ride at the end, which leads to the conclusion feeling compromised. The film is still very good and I feel serves as a warning about the potential dangers of casual conversation with someone you don't know.  

Rating: 08/10.