Julian Jarrold seems painfully conscious of what happened with Gus Van Sant's Psycho, so he steers clear from copying much of Hitchcock's iconic imagery. There are hints of the master's work here and there, but Jarrold's a stylish director in his own right with a real flair for period detail. He gets a strong performance out of Sienna Miller, who confidently embodies Tippi Hedren. Toby Jones, on the other hand, is distractingly silly and prevents the film itself from ever actually excelling.
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