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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
19Apr12
I am convinced now more than ever that this is Hitchcock's greatest film. It has his dark psychological explorations, gallows humor, thrills and spills, and whimsical fun all wrapped up in a fantastic package. While he made many more masterpieces after this, the elements never coalesced again the way they did here. Plus, how can one fail to be seduced by Joseph Cotton's slick performance? Better lock your doors kids!
ΞRIC B∆D TASTΞ
3Apr12
not bad, but maybe the riddle was unlocked a little bit too early - this made the movie less thrilling...
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Thomas Frovin
17Feb12
This is just a perfect film, fantastically composed and orchestrated, impeccably acted , wonderfully photographed etc. Hitchcock, obviously, knew how to build tension, and this is just another one of his crowning achievments. An essential film!
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roger o. thornhill
26Jan12
try my shadow of a doubt quiz.... http://community.flixster.com/user/rthornhill/quiz/shadow-of-a-doubt-1620274?invitorId=857540943
Hugo Resendiz Saldivar
26Dec11
Buena película, hay unos momentos que no fueron tan de mi agrado, pero es muy al estilo de Hitchcock donde tienes a un villano carismático y encantador, y una joven victima que guarda un terrible secreto. Muy buen final, el Vals es abrumador!
Tom Barnard
16Nov11
I always had a theory that Charlotte and Uncle Charlie had a psychic connection.
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Noiresque
13Nov11
I was 13 when I first saw Shadow of a Doubt and fell in love with Joseph Cotten at first sight - as Uncle Charlie no less! Could that be any more inappropriate?! But. Isn't it inappropriate that a beloved family member secretly perverts the values of his home? That the light side of his dark coin is an adoring niece? A complex coming of age film, showing that we never really know ourselves, nor those we love.
Nathan Deming
2Oct11
This is one of those Hitchcock movies where I just don't buy the premise. Joseph Cotten as pure evil: not very interesting.
WhatsUpWill
26Feb11
The strength of Hitchcock's directorial grip is stronger than ever. Joseph Cotten's role of a lifetime. Fantastic film.
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
6Sep10
Shadow of a Doubt is the perfect, quintessential Hitchcock film that strikes all the right cords. It isn't too light, too serious, too baroque, but just right. Hitchcock's visual mastery is on full display here, and every frame just oozes cinematic energy. Plus Joseph Cotten is just so much fun to watch whenever he's present. Plus the suspense, as always there's so much suspense! Hitch was at the top of his game here
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
6Sep10
. But what works so well about Shadow of a Doubt, especially as a film noir, is that it avoids being too overly stylized. Hitch holds off that cinematic kick to the groin for just the right moments. Some images will stick with me, Joseph Cotten at the top of the stairs, Charlie's nightmarish trip to the library. But his most effective stylistic choice was shooting on location in Santa Rosa. It really helps to create
Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
6Sep10
that facade of ordinary suburban America, because it IS ordinary suburban America. I also think Joseph Cotten's Uncle Charlie is a far more effective serial killer than Norman Bates, because he's such a likeable character, we don't doubt for a minute he's the killer, but we don't want to believe it. Anyway, just go see this one for yourself. It's a masterpiece.
VOLUPTE NOIR
22Jul10
Of all of Hitchcock's great films, this was his personal favorite. The irony for me personally is that I had never heard of this film until I saw it in Santa Rosa where it was filmed. The theme of evil at home influenced subsequent films such as Night of the Hunter and The Stepfather.
Addiena of Mubi land
12Feb10
Great story. Intriguing plot. Suspenseful&captivating. And yes, the mystery, its what I love the most of this movie.
mark kaiser
12Jan10
What is this Milton Carruth-credit all about? He was an editor on this film - I find no indication anywhere he's had something with the direction to do, and I somehow can't see Hitchcock was the kind of director to accept it anyway.
Byron Brubaker
14Dec09
Wright and Cotten are very strong leads. I couldn't get past the weird fact that she was named Charlie after him though, and their relationship was eerily a little inappropriate early in the movie. Also Wright's romantic scenes with the detective were overly melodramatic. The movie is a thriller with some unusual elements. It isn't really about a slow reveal of Cotten's character's true nature. That is pretty evident to anyone paying attention from the beginning. It is more about a slow build of impending danger and Wright's character discovering the truth. Travers as the father of the Newton family and Cronyn as his perfect murder obsessed friend are amusing. The younger Newton children are charming and precocious, though it doesn't seem as if the brainy little bookworm fits the family in a way. I didn't appreciate Collinge as the mother of the Newton family. I had a hard time figuring out what the waltz that plays multiple times in the story had to do with the mystery. I guess that comes from losing touch with that form of popular entertainment. That clue dates the film. Hitchcock does give us brief glimpses of hints of things to come like the subtle facial expressions and unintentional hand muscle movements of Joseph Cotten. A different sort of cat and mouse game.
Phil Worfel
11Sep09
I love watching Joseph Cotton being evil. Certainly one of Hitchcock's best films.
Pierluigi Puccini
4Jun09
Hitch's personal favorite of his own, and one of mine too. the adorable Teresa Wright and the always cool Joseph Cotten as well as the master's talent for pace, character development and sophisticated but dark sense of humour makes this film a great experience.