The Woman Alone

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Alec B One of Hitchcock's darkest movies but still deeply human and filled with idiosyncrasies. And yeah, the bomb sequence is masterful. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/24 Full Review Steve D Lesser Hitch for a reason. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Leaburn O A short, early Hitchcock and a pretty decent one. Strange emotions from the mother and all that but otherwise good watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Hitchcock's darkest movies but still deeply human and filled with idiosyncrasies. And yeah, the bomb sequence is masterful. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Sabotage is a movie with a slow start that may turn people away, but ramps up towards the end of the movie. With a couple of suspense-filled scenes, including one I did not expect to see in a 1930s film, I recommend this movie to anyone who likes Alfred Hitchcock films. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review William L Even for Hitchcock, the bus scene was something borderline unprecedented in 1936, and the film is impossible to talk about without discussing it; as a casual viewer who had seen most of the 'big name' titles in the director's catalog before this one and wasn't aware of much of a reputation associated with this film, it carries an entirely unexpected visceral nature that is exceptionally rare among pre-War films. There are mortal consequences, and they impact characters that have undergone considerable development, having formed a clear (albeit simple) relationship with the audience. There are a few of the Hitchcock stylistic elements, but they're notably sporadic. The man's style was clearly still in development, but the focus on suspense is still very much present. Disney and Hitchcock was not a collaboration that I was aware of, even if the former's contribution was rather minor. The film is also a bit unsure what it wants to be, flipping from a narrative structured around a deliberately unexplored, mysterious cohort of bombers before shifting to a more character driven piece in a major change for Homolka's Mr. Verloc, who at the drop of a hat becomes chilly instead of nervous. There is a bit of self-plagiarism at play here as well, particularly the final scenes involving a woman who unintentionally kills a man, has a law enforcement lover help her cover it up, and narrowly avoids self-incrimination at the hands of a higher-up only to be saved by circumstance; it is exactly the plot of Hitchcock's earlier film Blackmail. But Sabotage had real foresight and bravado, a willingness to make audiences uncomfortable watching a thriller, and that compensates for a lot. (4/5) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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