Review of Wait Until Dark (1967) by Paul W — 26 May 2011

I thought weâ(TM)d enjoy watching some older movies, so I ordered Wait Until Dark, filmed in 1967 with Audrey Hepburn. My wife had seen it but I hadnâ(TM)t. Time tells in some ways: the scriptwriters go out of their way to explain things that are perfectly obvious to the audience (example: having Audrey announce to her husband on the telephone that sheâ(TM)s just come home from âblind schoolâ? when we've just seen her walk in with a white cane and start feeling her way around); a certain degree of hammy overacting (Audrey bugging her eyes out when she hears Alan Arkin's squeaky shoe the second time); the absence of guns and foul words (even on the part of the bad guys).

The story, though, is scary and suspenseful, and itâ(TM)s a great movie to watch. I only wish Alfred Hitchcock had directed it ⦠then, at least, we wouldnâ(TM)t have had all that hammy overacting!