Review of The Paradine Case (1947) by Jack W — 15 Feb 2011
One of the most disappointing Hitchcock films I've seen. After watching the film on TCM Ben Mankiwiecz told the audience that Hitchcock and Selznick completely disagreed on casting, with Hitch wanting Olivier and Bergman to star.
I completely agree with Hitchcock. Selznick's insistence on Peck and Valli destroyed this film. Both are miscast and this miscasting allows for the characters to be completely and utterly unlikable.
Even the ancillary characters are sickening. The story is rather thin and extremely convoluted. There is the great traditional Hitchcock production to the film, but that is it.
This review of The Paradine Case (1947) was written by Jack W on 15 Feb 2011.
The Paradine Case has generally received mixed reviews.
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