Suspicion has many good things about it. First, Cary Grant plays Johnny Aylesgarth with an appropriate undercurrent of menace/hostility (think of how he talks to Katherine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story). Second, Joan Fontaine does an excellent job of playing the somewhat school-marmish girl who is swept away by Johnny, at least initially. Also, Nigel Bruce plays a great part as Johnny's school-buddy "Beaky".
The problems I have with this movie are as follows:
1. Johnny is supposed to be a "loveable rogue". He gets the rogue part right, but the "loveable" part is not believable. Even given the mores of an earlier era, it seems hard to believe that Lina would have kept taking more of Johnny's lies.
2. The ending is unbelievable. Even if Johnny turns out *not* to be a killer, (the "suspicion" is that he is), the idea of him turning his life around and them living happily ever after is stupid. Johnny has proved himself to be a liar and thief over and over again. I heard that Hitchcock wanted a different ending, but was overruled by the studio. Too bad, as I would have trusted Hitchcock's instincts here.
Everone should watch this film for their "classic" collection, but overall, it is not as good as other Hitchcock offerings, such as Rebecca.
The problems I have with this movie are as follows:
1. Johnny is supposed to be a "loveable rogue". He gets the rogue part right, but the "loveable" part is not believable. Even given the mores of an earlier era, it seems hard to believe that Lina would have kept taking more of Johnny's lies.
2. The ending is unbelievable. Even if Johnny turns out *not* to be a killer, (the "suspicion" is that he is), the idea of him turning his life around and them living happily ever after is stupid. Johnny has proved himself to be a liar and thief over and over again. I heard that Hitchcock wanted a different ending, but was overruled by the studio. Too bad, as I would have trusted Hitchcock's instincts here.
Everone should watch this film for their "classic" collection, but overall, it is not as good as other Hitchcock offerings, such as Rebecca.