Review of Lifeboat (1944) by Jimmy K — 25 May 2014

One of hitchcock's most underrated efforts..

This review of Lifeboat (1944) was written by Jimmy K on 25 May 2014.

Lifeboat has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Konrad A (604) on 26 Mar 2017

No way I will not watch this again because I'm not a fan of old fashioned movies, and it's a black and white movie! No Color to this movie…

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Extremely well directed given the constraints of spending an entire film on a lifeboat. Yet, it is gripping, well-acted, and a profound war analogy…

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By David Keyes (623) for Cinemaphile.org (616) on 17 Mar 2014

Here is the closest the director probably ever came to making an insightful statement about the dreadful world he and his peers lived in…

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By Thomas P (1,379) on 24 Sep 2014

Slyly stunning as a film by its bold, ingenious director, the challenges and limitations of the small space of a lifeboat are transcended by…

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By Grant S (1,780) on 18 Dec 2015

This is minor Hitchcock but that is still a pretty good movie…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 09 Jan 2015

Who needs well crafted,acted and engaging films when you've got the Transformers.Hitchcock really was the master in one of his more under appreciated…

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By Joe S (1,170) on 23 Sep 2015

An old Hitchcock flick I've never seen glad my friend lend me this movie no cgi just people stuck on a boat on the sea movie made it feel like…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 02 Sep 2014

Really well done, only Hitchcock would take on the challenge of making a film that takes place completely on small life boat…

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By Matthew D (1,591) on 20 Feb 2016

The central conceit works elegantly to foment interactions between a mix of characters trying to survive in an impossible situation and Hitchcock…

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By Jamie L (274) on 14 Apr 2016

It started off interesting, but it kind of dragged as it went on. It was a decent movie, but I expected a little more…

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