The Paradine Case

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Blu B Underrated Hitchcock Classic. Cinematography is really strong with some gorgous shots, lavish backgrounds, sets and great camerawork. It really gives off very strong Rebecca like vibes with how atmospheric it can get. Music is really well done too. Everything else is solid. If I cna fault this it's in two areas. First this is a court room drama and a twisted romance story and while the mystery is solid and the direction, the romance is kind of half done. I believed Peck fell for her, but I neverr believed SHE fell for him in any way. Mainly because it just didn't get much development time and felt rushed. Though it's a testament to Peck's really good acting to make it work still. Finally, the "twist" here is very obvious in the second half of who did it so there really isn't any suspense. More so the drama is what carries it and Hitchcocks really good direction. It's a unique entry in his catalog for sure, and while this isn't what people would normally expect, it's suprisngly a good movie. a testamen to his range as a director. Anyone who is a fan of Hitchcock, any actors in this, or courtroom dramas from the Golden Era will like this. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review S R I thought I had seen this, but somehow I had not. It had a good premise, but I got frustrated with the implausibility of the romances. It just came across as contrived. There were some good plot twists in the courtroom drama and cinematography, but it still came up short in ringing hollow in the plot. Saw on YouTube. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/02/24 Full Review James R Great cast and direction, but the movie suffers from illogical and confusing behavior of the main characters. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review nick s Very nice sets and composition. It dragged a bit through the court case with a lot of dialogue and fairly static camera work. Hard not to zone out. I didn't really find the love triangle as intriguing as it was meant to be, and it was the main theme of the story. Overall a good quality film, but you might just nod off at the three quarter mark. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/25/23 Full Review Daniel S The casting, direction, plot, script, are all top shelf. As a court room drama it tends toward being wordy but the eloquence of the script provides relief. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/12/23 Full Review Dick C It's a good English movie, The Paradine Case, 1947 American film noir courtroom drama film, directed by my favourite filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick... The screenplay was written by Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht, from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel of the same title by Robert Smythe Hichens... The script by Ann Todd approaching its' end is well done... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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