Reviews of The Bride Wore Black
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Michael Harbour
1Apr12
As homage to Hitchcock, it reveals what a master Hitchcock was. Truffaut’s film offers occasional faint echoes of suspense and intrigue plus a pretty cleverly shot conclusion. It’s said that Trufaut was unhappy with the look of the film (among his earliest in color) which mirrors my reaction when I saw the film and, after less than a minute, thought it should really be black and white. The story strongly resembles the basic premise of “Kill Bill” though Tarantino says he’d never seen “The Bride Wore Black”. Nevertheless, it’s an interesting echo for modern viewers.
- Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
Christopher Smith
5Jul09
Director Francois Truffaut’s ode to Hitchcock is only modestly successful. A strong story (based on a Cornell Woolrich story) and engrossing characters, but the production values are surprisingly lackluster. It does manage to build some effective suspense toward the end, but overall, a disappointment – maybe Truffaut just didn’t have the sensibility to take on the Master of Suspense. Easily the best thing about this film is the magnificent score by Bernard Herrmann.
- Currently 3.0/5 Stars.