Review of Lifeboat (1944) by Dan D — 08 Jan 2007

For some reason, Lifeboat has remained a relatively obscure and overlooked Hitchcock film. True, the pace is nothing like a North By Northwest or Rear Window, but the level of drama provided is as high and more realistic as any of Hitchcock's other films, early or late.

The scene where the mother wakes up in Tallulah's fur coat and asks where her little Johnny is was one of the most gut wrenching scenes I've ever seen in a movie, and I've seen plenty of movies.

The movie, while cleverly developing its own nine characters, also raises questions aimed at the viewer, questioning how each one of us would react in those certain situations and circumstances. Personally, Thogu the movie isnt a Hitchcock" trademark, I still consider this his best work.