Notes for 10 Rillington Place

Film: 10 Rillington Place

Year Of Release: 1971

Director: Richard Fleischer

Notes from viewing number 1 (05.10.2021)

Rating: 10/10

- The camerawork and set design is extraordinary, and you notice right from the start. The atmosphere created is eerie and incredibly creepy.

- Another thing you quickly notice is how extraordinary Richard Attenborough is in the role. He becomes Christie, and constantly has an eerie atmosphere surrounding him. Possibly a career best for him.

- The film retells the murder of Beryl Evans in chilling fashion, including all the small details that make it just a bit more haunting. Extremely horrifying and disturbing.

- Attenborough isn’t the only one who gives a possible career best, as John Hurt is amazing as Timothy Evans, one of cinema’s most unfortunate men. He starts off as a douchebag, but the longer the film goes on, the more you empathize with him.

- The film isn’t about trying to understand Christie, as it focuses more on his horrible crimes, but it does make some subtle attempts to understand his behavior, especially in the courtroom scenes.

- The ending freeze frame is a sudden one, but an effective and rather haunting one too, especially when paired with heavy breathing that reminds you of the last breaths of his victims.

- I don't know why this has a 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, as it's one of the great true crime films.