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and a really HUGE warm pile of crap. This stinker can be smelled from a country mile away. Dont go too close or might get some on you. Idiotic story and even worse acting..if thats possible. Run! and dont look back, or you may just turn into a pillar of salt.

Odd to see this word crop up in reviews so frequently. Its almost become a sort of pet quote for those with lack of something more insightful to say. Now let's see..this film was made almost... 70 years ago! Yes that would sort of 'date' it a little; I'm sure that in 1935 Hitch wasn't losing any sleep over the chance that certain concepts might not gel with those living in 2003. What he did accomplish however is making one heckuva fine flick. Just one look at the list of imitations it spawned should somewhat prove this. The pace is fast and the action hooks you from the beginning with all the usual Hitchcock elements added in - some of them being used here for the first time. Considered to be the true first 'typical' Hitch movie and therefore a must see.

... have 'know' idea what they're talking about. It may not be Hitch's best movie, but 'watch at your own risk' is an utterly ridiculous appraisal of this movie. But yes, when discussing a Hitch movie, all the normal conventions of movie analysis fly straight out of the window; now it's time to take out the REALLY big magnifying glass. The nitpicking borders on the outrageous. The story is actually quite enjoyable, no more implausible than that of many of his other films, and contains the usual Hitchcockian set pieces and camera work. Whats not to love? Ya, Newman doesnt exactly carry around Jack Nicholson-like expressiveness; there may have been better actors up to the task, and the Old Woman scene feels strange and out of place not to mention over-acted, but even these cant bring the movie as a whole down. Seems like for years this film has the unlucky honor of being the scapegoat in the Hitchcock stable...unfortuanate, really. If you haven't already, see it for yourself, you wont be disappointed