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02/09/06
I Confess (1953)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:16
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: I CONFESS, from the play by Paul Anthelme, is based on a premise custom made for Alfred Hitchcock's fascination with the dilemma of an innocent man accused of a crime. Montgomery Clift plays Father... [More]
Starring: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Reviews for I Confess
1 - 19 (sorted by rotten rating; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticOccupied the top spot on their Hitchcock chart in its time, but has since been usurped in the minds of contemporary critics by the filmmaker's later, slicker productions.
05/24/03
Top CriticGripping and haunting.
06/12/04
Alfred Hitchcock's famous talent for brewing a mood of fine suspense with clever direction and cutting is spent on a nigh suspenseless script.
03/25/06
Top Critica minor work in Hitchcock's canon
09/12/04
Less than great, but still intriguing.
08/24/08
Top CriticA good, workmanlike thriller, I Confess is only fair-to-middling Hitchcock.
08/24/08
Top CriticNo review available.
03/30/05
The sincerely intense performances by Malden and Clift make this minor Hitchcock tale seem like a major Hitchcock tale.
11/21/08
No review available.
06/23/05
I Confess suggests Hitchcock’s experimental urge to incorporate less overt artificiality into his vision.
09/05/04
No review available.
08/10/04
It's still very much worth watching.
09/20/04
The biggest crime surrounding I Confess is the generally indifferent reception that the film has received over the years
01/28/07
Weak Hitchcock entry.
11/05/02
No review available.
02/25/05
May or may not rank with Hitch's greatest masterpieces, but its premise offers perhaps the most compelling variation on his favorite theme, the innocent man wrongly accused.
09/16/04
While Hitchcock short-changes on the expected round of suspense for which he is noted, he does bring out a number of topflight performances and gives the picture an interesting polish that is documentary at times.
08/24/08
Top CriticOne of the most astonishing-looking films in all of black-and-white cinematography.
12/08/04
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