Plot: Lina falls in love with Johnnie and soon after they get married. Once they're husband and wife, Lina begins to wonder about Johnnie. She has no idea where he gets his money, and he is fascinated by poison. Then Johnnie's professional partner dies in mysterious circumstances, and Lina starts to suspect Johnnie may be behind his death.
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August 09, 2024
Oh Alfred. What should've been a rather thrilling and suspenseful film is a complete bore from start to finish. The slow and uneventful start is defensible if the latter half would've had enough of a turnaround, but the film simply trudges on toward a belated finale I never really cared for.
The performances are part of the problem. I can't stand Grant and Fontaine isn't great either. The central mystery is a simple one that never has urgency and without a proper finale, the first half of the film is ridiculous. I'm not a big Hitchcock fan to begin with, but this is one of his absolute worst.