Wednesday 3 September 2008

The Trouble With Harry (1955)



Who is the Man? This guy is the man. Hitchcok stood out from the rest as the suspense master during his silent movies phase (still in England) and reinforced his status with spoken and then colour movies (now in the USA). He is the reference in terms of shots, angles, camera use and innovation on story telling.

But no one expected a comedy from Hitch. What fun must he have had planning the premier of this movie, playing with everyone’s mind and expectations. Still to this day “The Trouble With Harry” surprises people when they watch it for the first time.

It is a marvellous comedy full of exquisite dialogs and sequences. Death has never been treated so lightly.

Obviously a mystery is at hand…Who killed the man? I did, you did, he did. No one knows. Lets burry him and them dig up, over and over again. Brilliant comedy! Who would have guessed that a simple light marvellous comedy would be filmed by the Master Alfred Hitchcock?

If you like classic movies, his is one you can’t miss, even if the toasts are ready.

Rating: 8/10

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