Mystery and horror

The only mystery about Frenzy is how a group of such talented individulas could make such a mediocre fim - the horror is that they did!

A number of nice Hitchcock touches , particularly the use of cutting the sound at particular moments; some effective touches of humour around 70s pretentiousness in cuisine and a vintage visual tribute to Covent Garden fruit and veg market, but at the end of the day it doesn't stir the blood. Pity. I do wonder to what extent the use of colour rather than atmospheric black and white didn't suit Hitchcock.