Years ago, I watched this film and liked it a lot more than when I just watched it again. Reviewed by MartinHafer 6 / 10 Okay, but lacks subtlety and suspense Overall, suspenseful, tense and well made, a must see for fans of the Master of Suspense. The story is swiftly-told, isn't that complicated and moves along at a reasonable pace if rather slow on occasions. Teresa Wright is pretty much the epitome of pumpkin-pie innocence, while Joseph Cotton is charming and suave yet somewhat chilling as well as the killer who is wanted in the east for relieving widows of their wealth and their lives. The script is also of high-calibre quality, as is Hitch's direction.
The music also adds to the suspense and the tension, it is beautiful at times with the mix of Lehar's Merry Widow Overture, which is significant to the story, yet in the more tense scenes, it is powerful, haunting and chilling.
On top of that, the film is very well made, the cinematography once again is faultless and the production values are sumptuous. I for one found the climax especially nail-biting. Some people might say it lacks the show-off set pieces that was Hitch's trademark, but I have to say I don't find that the case. Even after first seeing the movie 7 years ago when I was 11, the film never loses its tension. In short, it is a brilliant classic thriller.
Shadow of a Doubt mayn't be my personal favourite of Hitchcock's movies, but it is in my opinion one of his most suspenseful and tense films evident from right at the beginning with the cloud of ominous black smoke. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 10 / 10 Considered as the Master of Suspense's personal favourite of the films he did, Shadow of a Doubt is a suspenseful, tense and well made classic thriller
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