8/24/2023 0 Comments Shadow of a doubt watch![]() She's a Nancy Drew if Nancy had ever discovered there was a criminal who was a close relative. Miniver, Pride of the Yankees and now Shadow of a Doubt. In the space of three years she appeared in The Little Foxes, Mrs. I'm not sure any player ever had such an auspicious beginning in such top rated films as Teresa Wright. When she goes to the library to see what was in the paper that he didn't want the family to see, this is when she starts figuring it out. Cotten goes to great lengths to hide a feature story about The Merry Widow Murders. In fact Teresa starts to suspect him over a trivial incident involving her dad's paper. Those risks are getting to him and on some levels you see Cotten almost wants to be caught. I guess it's a living, albeit one with risks. He strangles rich old widows and robs them. Uncle Charlie is suspected of being a serial killer with the monniker of The Merry Widow Killer. But his very perceptive niece named after him played by Teresa Wright suspects something is wrong with this picture. They welcome him as the prodigal brother. Joseph Cotten has come for a visit to Santa Rosa, California to see his sister Patricia Collinge and her family. But second rank Hitchcock is better than most people's best efforts. I don't believe Shadow of a Doubt will rank as one of Alfred Hitchcock's best film. Reviewed by bkoganbing 8 / 10 Good Old Uncle Charlie He has in his hands one of the most stupendous Bridge hands imaginable-provided he can get control of the table. However I still think the film is a bit overrated.įYI-For those who love to spot Hitchcock, you see the back of his head and a bit of his side profile towards the beginning of the film on the train. I hate "suspense" movies that rely on the basic stupidity of a character in order to keep the film going! However, apart from these serious problems, the film STILL is pretty exciting-and the ending is very, very memorable. Wright supposedly didn't want to upset her mother by announcing that he was a murderer, but after two attempts on her life and nothing said by Wright, you just have to assume she's an idiot! In addition, she did a lousy job of hiding it from Cotten-making her an obvious liability. While the only one who knew that he was a murderer was his niece, Teresa Wright, she kept this to herself-even when it seemed he was trying to kill her!! Now I know that Ms. Oddly, whether he is or not COULD have been held until the end of the film, but the truth of it was revealed about halfway into the film-and kind of took the wind out of the sails. Joseph Cotten plays a man who you think is a multiple murderer. I should point out that IMDb users have placed the film in the top 250, so it's quite possible I am nitpicking, but I just thought the film could have been better-especially from a suspense point of view. I think this is because on second viewing, I noticed some plot problems that hindered me from scoring it higher. Years ago, I watched this film and liked it a lot more than when I just watched it again. Reviewed by MartinHafer 6 / 10 Okay, but lacks subtlety and suspense Overall, suspenseful, tense and well made, a must see for fans of the Master of Suspense. The story is swiftly-told, isn't that complicated and moves along at a reasonable pace if rather slow on occasions. Teresa Wright is pretty much the epitome of pumpkin-pie innocence, while Joseph Cotton is charming and suave yet somewhat chilling as well as the killer who is wanted in the east for relieving widows of their wealth and their lives. ![]() The script is also of high-calibre quality, as is Hitch's direction. The music also adds to the suspense and the tension, it is beautiful at times with the mix of Lehar's Merry Widow Overture, which is significant to the story, yet in the more tense scenes, it is powerful, haunting and chilling. On top of that, the film is very well made, the cinematography once again is faultless and the production values are sumptuous. I for one found the climax especially nail-biting. Some people might say it lacks the show-off set pieces that was Hitch's trademark, but I have to say I don't find that the case. Even after first seeing the movie 7 years ago when I was 11, the film never loses its tension. In short, it is a brilliant classic thriller. Shadow of a Doubt mayn't be my personal favourite of Hitchcock's movies, but it is in my opinion one of his most suspenseful and tense films evident from right at the beginning with the cloud of ominous black smoke. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 10 / 10 Considered as the Master of Suspense's personal favourite of the films he did, Shadow of a Doubt is a suspenseful, tense and well made classic thriller
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