Review of The 39 Steps (1935) by Joey T — 20 Feb 2016
Masterfully constructed with perfect pacing, fine camerawork and superlative directing, however, there's a certain stiffness; Donat's too relaxed, perhaps too British to be flustered or too selflessly good to be believable, and this deflates the sense of urgency and tension and making the preposterous plot harder to take in.
It would only be later that Hitchcock his hallmark for flawed, haunted or morally dubious characters who sell almost any level of absurdity.
This review of The 39 Steps (1935) was written by Joey T on 20 Feb 2016.
The 39 Steps has generally received very positive reviews.
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