Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) by Brian Gibson for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) — 07 Feb 2014
Laughton's only film makes up, in atmospherics and its horribly righteous wrongdoer, for lapses into talkiness and staginess. There are the moody, often German Expressionist shots and that twinkling gleam to the word-crafty, preaching predator's malice.
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This review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) was written by Brian Gibson and published by Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) on 07 Feb 2014.
The Night of the Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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