Review of The Trouble with Harry (1955) by Dave B — 01 Sep 2007

If you've seen every Hitchcock film...you'll have seen this one...

This review of The Trouble with Harry (1955) was written by Dave B on 01 Sep 2007.

The Trouble with Harry has generally received positive reviews.

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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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Not a disappointing film by any means from the big Al, but 'Harry's' main problem is a slow pace and the plot itself which is easily one of…

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By Grant S (1,780) on 07 Nov 2016

Silly and slow-ish, but enjoyable comedy. but I am biased because anything is good for me if Shirley macLaine is in it…

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By Mark L (1,544) 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 Jose Luis M (587) on 27 Dec 2014

It may be directed by the Master of Suspense, but there is no trouble with Harry on this particular occasion…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 27 Oct 2017

Harmless Hitchcock fun which is by no means up there with his classics but then again as a film it quite far removed from the rest of them…

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By Jackson M (287) on 15 Aug 2014

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