A review by kfrench1008
Frenzy by Arthur La Bern

2.0

I was reading that La Bern did not like the Anthony Shaffer screenplay for the Hitchcock film. Funny, since Shaffer did a much better job with this story than its original author. The book is redundant (we hear how Babs was killed three times: when it happens, when the prosecutor tells it, and when the judge addresses the jury); quite a lot for such a short book. The movie also dispenses with a superfluous trip to Paris. And finally, the ending of the movie is much more satisfying. Add Frenzy to the small number of movies that are better than the books they are based on.