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Suspicion (1941)

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Wealthy, sheltered Joan Fontaine is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Cary Grant. Though warned that Grant is little more than a fortune-hunter, Fontaine marries him anyway. She remains loyal to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually, Fontaine comes to the conclusion that Grant intends to do away with her in order to collect her inheritance...a suspicion confirmed when Grant's likeable business partner Nigel Bruce dies

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Alma Reville

Sep 7, 2004

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Alfred Hitchcock's trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Everyone concedes that this 1941 Hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that I find its failure utterly mysterious.

February 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment (1)
Chicago Reader
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Mr. Hitchcock is probably the most artful sophist working for the films -- and anyone who doesn't think so should see Suspicion.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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The Hollywood-style happy ending was imposed on Hitchcock by the studio.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The disappointingly neat coda has led to the dismissal of the film as second-tier Hitchcock, but up to that ending, the critique of marriage is so provocative, the imagery so powerful, and the acting so good that it's extremely enjoyable to watch.

January 6, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Grimly powerful.

February 11, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite a silly cop-out ending (imposed by RKO), a gripping domestic thriller.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

Great classic Hitch.

December 21, 2004 Comment
Greenwich Village Gazette

The problem for the audience is accepting the possibility that Cary Grant, the always delightful big-time movie star, could ever, in a hundred years, actually play a murderer.

October 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

...a middle-tier Hitchcock product, not really as suspenseful as it should be and never as romantic or humorous as it could be.

October 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

The director does some wonderful things with the picture up until the ludicrous ending. Still you can't help feeling a vague disappointment with the whole enterprise.

September 20, 2004 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Slow but interesting.

September 19, 2004 Comment

There's an excellent 21-minute documentary about the film, which draws on film historians and others.

September 11, 2004 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment
Apollo Guide

The film isn't close to Hitch's best, but it's a critical part of his canon that shouldn't be missed.

September 7, 2004 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Watch out for that glass of milk!

January 23, 2004 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Suspicion

Hitchcock's tale of a spinsterish but well off lonely woman seduced by a charming ne'er-do-well is a mature rollercoaster ride as daddy's dire and unheeded prophecy comes true before her terrified eyes. Fontaine deserves her Oscar ... but Grant dazzles, becoming an ominous Mr.Hyde (w/o make-up dahlink!) in a second.

April 23, 2008
moonrivers

Super Reviewer

Walter, this is another one where I wish I'd written the script. Maybe my favorite Hitchcock, but I have to agree with him when he says he'd rather have had it end with Grant murdering Fontaine -- the way the book it was based on ended. As is, the "happy" ending is a little too quick and not quite

January 13, 2012
binky013

Super Reviewer

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February 14, 2012:
Paramount Remaking Hitchcock's Suspicion
The studio has enlisted "The Killing" showrunner Veena Sud to write the script.

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Foreign Titles

  • Verdacht (DE)
  • Suspicion (1941) (UK)
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