I wasn't particularly keen on the cathartic ending-- I was hoping it would be as haunting as the rest of the film. Otherwise, Robert Mitchum is perfectly chilling and the direction is quite novel. This is the best sort of disturbing.
This review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) was written by Kiera M on 02 Sep 2010.
The Night of the Hunter has generally received very positive reviews.
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