Review of The Trouble with Harry (1955) by Jeff S — 15 Apr 2014

The Great Bernard Herrmann soundtrack is a huge part of this films appeal.

This review of The Trouble with Harry (1955) was written by Jeff S on 15 Apr 2014.

The Trouble with Harry has generally received positive reviews.

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By Robert H (1,967) on 06 Aug 2015

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY is probably the most atypical Hitchcock film I've seen so far…

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By Ennis Brokeback L (183) on 26 Mar 2016

My least favorite Hitchcock so far. This movie continuously repeats the same joke over and over. A joke that was not funny to begin with…

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By Guilherme N (299) on 15 Aug 2014

Despite gaining less interest than the directors other films, The Trouble With Harry is among Hitchcock's best…

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By Andy P (1,510) on 08 Mar 2014

Often overlooked, Hitchcock's under-appreciated black comedy is a suspense-less experiment in surrealism and perfectly constructed artifice…

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By Luke H (627) on 03 Nov 2013

It was good. Not at all what I expected out of a Hitchcock movie. One of the better ones in my opinion…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 30 Dec 2017

The Trouble with Harry is somewhat slow in some parts and far from hilarious, but still quite funny in a couple of scenes and its subtle, quirky…

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

Alfred Hitchcock directs this black comedy about a small town in which a dead body is found, and everyone is just trying to figure out what…

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By Brett H (1,346) on 28 Jul 2013

A bit slow and definitely off the beaten-path for Hitchcock, but it is wickedly funny with dark humour sprinkled throughout…

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By Petros T (610) on 16 Oct 2015

One of the Hitchcock five, and the one that's taken me all this time to get around to viewing it. It is quite simply bizarre…

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By Aram G (33) on 17 May 2017

A pleasant mortuary-themed comedy from the master which is noteable for the introduction of cute, carrot-cropped Shirley McClaine…

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