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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFrenzy is one of the great latter-day Hitchcocks; great technique, great suspense, and very black humor drive this tale of an innocent man hunted by Scotland Yard for a series of sex murders.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is the kind of thriller Hitchcock was making in the 1940s, filled with macabre details, incongruous humor, and the desperation of a man convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
- 100The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyWatching Frenzy is like riding a roller coaster in total darkness. You can never be quite sure when you're going to start a terrifying new descent or take a sudden turn to the left or right. The agony is exquisite.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineHitchcock's first British film in almost two decades marked a smashing return to his earlier form .
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe script is by Anthony Shaffer (Sleuth) and the mixture of dry wit and terror is expert. Hitchcock, who was 73 when he directed, demonstrates all his old skill and romantic pessimism. [26 Nov 1999, p.A]
- 88Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrThis turned out to be Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film (1972), though there's no sign of the serenity and settledness that generally mark the end of a career. Frenzy, instead, continues to question and probe, and there is a streak of sheer anger in it that seems shockingly alive.
- 75Slant MagazineSlant MagazineWith a very strong cast and sharp dialogue by Anthony Shaffer, Frenzy is easily the strongest of the master’s final works.
- 70Time OutTime OutA series of variations on themes of excess, surplus and waste from the most fastidious of directors.
- 60EmpireDavid ParkinsonEmpireDavid ParkinsonHitchcock's penultimate film deals with many of his previous themes with typical grim comedy and insight into a psychopathic killer's mind.