Metacritic-Rezensionen

Even in mammoth VistaVision, the old Hitchcock thriller-stuff has punch.

This replaces the British version's tight, economic plotting and quirky social observations with altogether glossier production values and a typically '50s examination of the family under melodramatic stress.

Hitchcock's glossier and more complex remake of his classic 1934 spy thriller, with James Stewart and Doris Day as the average American couple caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and terror. [26 Nov 1999, p.A]

Hitch's remake of his own film results in an equally compelling action thriller with sterling performances from Stewart and Day.

It's a tumultuous and lavish windup with a dramatic wallop.

Though there is obviously more polish and a lavish budget in this remake, the 1956 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much has no more or less impact than the first version.

With Alfred Hitchcock pulling the suspense strings, The Man Who Knew Too Much is a good thriller.

Though the original is superior, this glossy entertainment is far more popular with audiences. [25 Dec 1998, p.13]

The second version of The Man Who Knew Too Much, which Hitchcock made in 1956, is a curious film. Some of it doesn't really work.

The film is uncharacteristically rigid and pious for Hitchcock; it feels more like a work of duty than conviction.