The Trouble with Harry (1955)

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1. 

   tricksta_p

   One of the best uses of autumn colors I've seen in cinema. 11 years 10 months ago
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   abemad

   As allways Hitchcock has a strong finale, but to me the first half was surely not his finest hour. The development was rather slow and the dialogue was just not good and really far from funny. The pace and thrill is much better in the last 30 minutes of the film, the script is tighter and even becomes funny. But not to be included in my top 15 of his best 12 years 10 months ago
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   Siskoid

   This is a black comedy where country zanies trip over a dead body without ever showing any feeling for the man. It's Hitchcock does Weekend at Bernie's. I'm not going to do the disservice of comparing it to Hitchcock's suspense thrillers, even if there's an element of the macabre which we could compare to, say, Rope's. I will critique it for what it is, i.e. a comedy. And as a comedy, I do like it. It's absurdist to be sure, has clever dialog and some amusing misunderstandings. It's entirely pleasant despite its leisurely first half, especially once Shirley McClane (her first film role) is on screen more than a moment, but I don't think I like the ending. It feels like we get a recap for no other reason than to explain the plot to those people who are always getting up to go to the bathroom, and then there's a rather annoying continuity flub in the last shot. Flawed, but not unentertaining. 9 years 6 months ago

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