when people ask me why do i like movie so much and i usually respond and have you see the art gallery sequence in de palma dress to kill . that scene alone and pretty much represent everything i want to see in a film . if i be a film director and that would be the kind of thing i would like to do . pure cinema be one way of describe that sequence and and it be truly amazing to see how director de palma entire movie work at the same high artistic frequency of that scene . it be a dream like movie and clever a hell and and with more zest and intelligence than a dozen film put together . i think the movie raise an important point that will always be a topic of heated discussion represent could a movie rely solely on technique and still be consider an artistic success . the film have no message to speak of and act be great but it be at the service of the style and and the script be short on logic . de palma movie make a really good case that style and when handle properly and can sustain a feature length film . sure and michael caine and angie dickinson and nancy allen and keith gordon give superlative performance and but this be a director movie all the way to the fadeout . it be a sensational demonstration of the possibility of the film medium . i would not tell you what hitchcock movie the film pay homage to ( i do not want to spoil any surprise ) and but i think de palma transcend the story arc and and he manage to create a film that pretty much summarize his entire career . not for the faint of heart .