Shadow of a Doubt

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Luis M. D Good movie but it’s not as dark and sinister as Orson Welles’ The Stranger (1946). Both stories follow similar structures but there are three crucial differences. First, Hitchcock’s villain plays a lighter role here, as compared to the sinister nazi character played by Orson Welles, whom we even see killing a fellow nazi. Second, uncle Charly, the villain, ‘confesses’ to his niece early on, so her shadow of a doubt becomes plain certainty. And third, Hitchcock, as usual, blends suspense with humor in a way Orson Welles did not. I prefer the darker tone of The Stranger but it’s all to personal preferences. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review nick s A very good quality production with a lot of attention paid to subtle character interactions. My only criticism was the ending, which felt out of place with the maturity of the direction up to that point. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review Steve D Obvious and really straightforward. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Jones J This is not a horrible movie and it's certainly nowhere near Hitchcock's best, but it's…okay. Visually, it sings with beautifully lit scenes and inventive uses of shadows and silhouettes. Teresa Wright also shines in her leading role as Charlie 2.0, remaining engaging and entertaining all throughout, proving an exceptional protagonist. Though early Hitchockian devices are surely there, they lay deeply hidden in this film. If its story, which runs repetitive and sometimes slow, wasn't focused on murder, you wouldn't know without a shadow of a doubt that this is a Hitchcock film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Teddy B Alfred Hitchcock swiftly and confidently leads frenetic performances, clever writing, brooding atmosphere, and a perfectly drawn-out sense of suspense into a film that remains one of his earliest true landmarks in his career and the unique way he approached the art of cinema. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/09/23 Full Review Morvia 8thsin/ 3 The acting in the movie is nothing short of exact and in this sense lends to viewability. The problem is certain scenes in the movie as when the movie Uncle steps off the movie train into visiting it is on the left side of the train and then when he leaves the area on train he gets on the train on the right side and is thrown off the train from the left? Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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