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Suspicion

Suspicion

1941
Romance, Drama
1h 39m
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Rated 13 Jan 2022
70
52nd
If you're as a hot as Cary Grant, you can get away with a lot. Dude doesn't even wait until the day is over before selling his new wife's priceless family heirlooms.
Rated 05 Oct 2009
80
78th
A bit of a slow going at the beginning, but once the characters are defined, it begins to pick up the pace. Of course that is then turned around as Grant's character is now seen in a different light. Supposedly, Hitchcock wanted the end to have Grant be the murderer, but some say RKO wouldnt budge on having their star be a killer, and others say Hitchcock had given up that though, working more on the psychology angle of Fontaine's character. Solid film, nothwithstanding the forced ending.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
95
66th
In both of her films with Hitchcock, Fontaine plays a woman who is vulnerable to psychological torment, but grows strong in her convictions when the flawed men she loves reveal themselves in the most emotionally intimate of ways. It makes for great drama, and she plays it to maximum effect in both films. Watching it for the first time in years, I forgot just how good she was in "Suspicion" in hitting those notes.
Rated 23 May 2008
4
38th
It wasn't too bad for the most part, some genuine suspense that can really only be attributed to Grant's performance, considering you never actually know what is going on. The ending was just awful though.
Rated 25 Feb 2016
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 28 May 2009
40
13th
The ending is unbelievably contrived. "Oh no honey, I'm not trying to kill you. I'm trying to kill myself! Now that you know of my crippling depression, let's live happily ever after!"
Rated 07 Feb 2007
57
14th
Weak effort from Hitchcock. Bad music, bad comedy, and a not-very-suspenseful story. Joan Fontaine is unbearably naive at first, then unbearably meek.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
4
43rd
It's extremely sluggish to get started (by my DVD player's clock, the wife's suspicions begin about 70 minutes into the 99 minute runtime) and the ending is kind of sloppy. Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine are charming and do a decent job salvaging the weak script, though.
Rated 02 Apr 2013
75
88th
Not one of Hitchcock's best, but still very entertaining. The growing paranoia of the main female protagonist was believable and gripping, as well as the "troubled" persona of Cary Grant's character. It can be argued that the ending is somewhat disappointing, but it is still enjoyable.
Rated 16 Oct 2014
63
43rd
fontaine and grant are awesome. nigel bruce baffooning it up was hilarious(especially the scene where he and grant treat fontaine like a baby and make faces and noises at her). there's just this big problem that i struggled to stay awake for the last half of the movie =( oh and yes, the ending was pathetic.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
93
98th
A terribly shoehorned ending aside, this is a great Hitchcock suspense film. Great performances from the two leads and it always keeps you guessing as to what is real and what is paranoia. The ending is a clear Hayes code concession but it's obvious what it would have been otherwise so it's actually pretty easy to overlook.
Rated 03 Jan 2007
81
68th
Suspeita estreava há 80 anos nos EUA. Sou daquelas que prefeririam o final original, ver o desenrolar de um feminicídio sob o ponto de vista da vítima naquele período de Holllywood seria espetacular, mudar isso para paranoia feminina sô depõe contra o filme, mesmo assim ainda é um excelente exercício de tensão. Plus: Meu momento favorito é quando o Grant vai beijar a Fontaine e ela rapidamente fecha a bolsinha. Semioticamente a gente sabe que a bolsinha é a outra coisa com b. DVD VHV
Rated 25 Oct 2009
67
56th
Overall dull and boring, the only things Suspicion does well is the wonderful performances from Grant and Fontaine, and the Grant character's choices, and the wife's suspicions. Even still, the mystery doesn't start until more than halfway through the film. Pretty boring and standard fare for the first hour, and towards the end it does begin to pick up, but not enough for it to stand tall.
Rated 04 Feb 2023
74
42nd
This is a good movie with some slow spots. Both Joan Fontaine and Carey Grant give good performances in this film. Overall I would recommend this film.
Rated 05 Feb 2023
57
45th
Suspicion is a movie that should've but never quite worked for me. I thought that the movie started off strong and then got sluggish by the second act before becoming a messy rush to an abrupt unsatisfying and sloppy ending.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
75
54th
Great performances, but the ending did not satisfy me.
Rated 11 Jun 2012
75
30th
The conclusion was pretty obvious, some decent acting, though.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
79
57th
Standard fare as far as Hitchcock's thrillers are concerned, Suspicion does little to distinguish itself as a classic. That being said, strong performances from both Cary Grant and the beautiful Joan Fontaine keep it entertaining. Even if the film suffers from rather mundane content--especially if you've seen a lot of Hitchcock--it's still great given the direction of the picture and the direction of the actors themselves.
Rated 25 Dec 2010
80
64th
Apparently, the ending was originally supposed to be very different. Instead the film is very much about Fontaine's growing paranoia, of which the story does a great job of building up. It was also cool to see Grant in a much more sinister, yet still likable role as many of the films he was involved with I had seen up to this point were more comedic. Honestly, the ending disappoints me and the reason for not having the originally intended ending is so contrived I can't help but dislike it.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
89
67th
Hello Monkeyface. Hello Johnny....atypical of Hitch in the beginning, more like a comedy, but it gets deeper as it progresses. Recommended.
Rated 20 Sep 2009
62
41st
Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine are the highlights of the film. To be honest, even though this is Hitchcock, I found it to be merely decent and not particularly impressive. Its blatant sexism dates the movie in a highly negative fashion and the ending feels like a complete reversal of the build up and I wasn't surprised to read that the book it's based on has a completely opposite ending. Still the two leads make it at least worth watching to a degree.
Rated 28 Dec 2012
69
41st
Hanged if I know why this is supposed to be so good and why Joan Fontaine won an oscar for this.
Rated 21 Aug 2017
3
25th
Not Hitchcock's best
Rated 07 Jul 2009
76
79th
Masterfully built suspense, somewhat ruined by the abrupt ending. It broke the tone of the whole film and I don't think it was what Hitchcock originally intended.
Rated 30 Sep 2011
70
39th
Predictable but probably quite thrilling in it's day.
Rated 04 Feb 2007
65
15th
The ending is a cop-out, as far as I'm concerned. Fontaine is annoying enough to make you really want Cary Grant to kill her and, I've got to say, this film pretty much puts into question the theory that Hitchcock made only one comedy.
Rated 12 Nov 2016
2
46th
Just didn't buy either of the leads in this, comedy pathologist was poorly judged too, weakest H I've seen.
Rated 26 Jul 2012
85
71st
A mature, meticulous suspense film from a newly immigrated Hitchcock. Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant are both excellent, especially during the movie's final third, in which Grant drags a tonal body-bag of dread around with him every time he steps into a room.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
51
23rd
Some moments of true suspense with a truly awful ending. Grant and Fontaine give sound performances but nobody would tolerate the implied storyline.. Not one of Hitchcocks best.
Rated 31 Dec 2010
70
36th
Pretty slow and boring, although Grant and Fontaine are great but this movie is not the example why we all love Hitchcock.
Rated 12 Oct 2013
68
59th
Very far off from Hitchcock's best. Enjoyed Joan Fontaine, but I absolutely could not stand Cary Grant. A year from now the only thing I will remember about this is how much I hated him throughout.
Rated 27 Jun 2017
60
89th
The ending is a poor substitute for what was originally planned and takes the movie down a notch. Otherwise it's a masterfully slow-burn suspense vehicle by the master himself - Alfred Hitchcock. All three main characters are ace. Nigel Bruce really out-does himself, and there is nothing I can add about the greats Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine that hasn't been said a thousand times before. So just enjoy the slow ride and pretend Fontaine drinks the milk and Grant goes to mail the letter....
Rated 09 May 2012
100
97th
I've seen this many times. One of my favorite classics featuring my two favorite performers of that era (Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine).
Rated 03 Feb 2012
80
81st
watched: 2012, 2017
Rated 18 Sep 2013
88
95th
87.500
Rated 17 Jun 2011
8
88th
Never got why this is such a divisive film in Hitchcock's canon. I personally found it to be effectively suspenseful, and the much-maligned ending, abrubt as it may be, is far more sinister than it may appear at first glance. On a sidenote, Joan Fontaine's Oscar should have been for Rebecca and not for this.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
5
18th
Undoubtedly Hitchcock's films are worth watching for anyone interested in film and how it has evolved. Whilst most current directors have been influenced by Hitchcock or another who in turn was influenced by Hitchcock, this film just did't seem relevant today. It neither challenged nor thrilled. If you only have time to watch one Hitchcock film don't choose this one.
Rated 08 Jun 2012
70
69th
A descent take on the Gothic film. Cary Grant's handsomeness makes the Gothic male all the more believable. Have to admit, that I couldn't keep from wondering what would have happened if the film was made outside Hay's code days, what would the film have ended with.
Rated 09 May 2011
60
40th
MONKEYFACE, MONKEYFACE, MONKEYFACE, MONKEYFACE, MONKEYFACE
Rated 21 Sep 2010
82
96th
This is one of Hitchcock's best films. The ending, I would argue, is a trick, and is actually rather ambiguous. Nothing is resolved. She is either going back to live happily ever after or she's going to drink the milk and keel over dead.
Rated 23 Aug 2011
65
42nd
"Suspicion" is a strictly middlebrow early offering from Hitchcock. The first half is a dreary, dull and unnecessarily prolonged build-up, but during the second, the pace picks up and there are some truly suspenseful scenes. Fontaine is a convincing enough paranoiac, but the effect Grant's charm has on me is confined. The ending is disappointing -in the novel the film's based on, Lina willingly dies because she loves her husband. What we get is a cheap, Hollywood-enforced substitute. Pity.
Rated 05 Feb 2012
75
54th
Suspicion is good, but I didn't feel Cary Grant's character was made to seem as menacing as Fontaine perceived him to be. Still, it held my attention.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
4
55th
The terrific Grant is so adept at retaining his charm while simultaneously implying his own moral ambiguity that one is forced into Fontaine's shoes, questioning both prior perceptions and newfound doubts, sympathetic yet frustrated with her inability to challenge his bullshit. The quips keep on coming but they're increasingly less funny and more uneasy...
Rated 24 Dec 2010
65
60th
Yeah, the ending is a big anti-climax, but up until then it was a solid and efficient romantic thriller. Fontaine has bucket-loads of screen presence and doesn't overplay her growing paranoia until the final act. Grant is suave and charming as ever - just the kind of man you would fall for even though you know he's actually a complete jerk. The supporting cast were good value, particularly the bumbling idiot Beaky, and I'm also going to start calling people Monkeyface in casual conversation...
Rated 29 Dec 2008
65
47th
All of the characters are a little too annoying to deal with. Not very exciting, but okay.
Rated 29 Jan 2010
87
75th
The ending is flawed (the studio overrode Hitch on this), but it is still good. Cary Grant is really sinister here.
Rated 11 Aug 2011
80
37th
Not Hitch's strongest, but he does a great job with the whole suspicion aspect. The leads are good, especially Cary Grant. A lesser actor in the role would probably have ruined the movie. The ending is definitely the result of the studio. As much as I love happy endings, this one doesn't work.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
65
8th
What kept me intrigued throughout is apparently precisely what kept it from being genuinely realized at the time it was made. Grant is required to play two wholly contradictory characters simultaneously. Most of the time, he's his lighthearted, jaunty self while we learn suspicious things about him, until a handful of ultimately anti-climactic moments at the end. It only makes me wish I were watching another Hitchcock film.
Rated 25 Dec 2010
85
80th
84.750
Rated 22 Nov 2015
80
92nd
Cary Grant incredible as always and Joan Fontaine plays well. A lot of the cliches of the genre can be seen here - but as this was the original they are iconic. Ending a bit anti-climactic but makes up for it by being non-obvious and brief.
Rated 11 Jan 2017
50
29th
Fontaine is excellent, but Grant's character is such a horrible husband that it almost doesn't matter whether he's a murderer or not.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
80
65th
Hitchcock builds tension through acute attention to the psychology at play, giving Fontaine full latitude to play her role with mounting dread. Since this is still in the era when subtlety remains fully optional, there are more than a few moments that push the emotions with an amusing intensity. Mostly, though, it's shrewd and icy.
Rated 11 Jun 2012
3
59th
Damn you, RKO, for that shitty ending.
Rated 27 Jun 2014
2
21st
Suspicion's only interesting quality is that Cary Grant plays such a bastard, and with cruel wit he does it well. On the other hand, Fontaine hams it up. It's unfortunate that the majority of the film is a stagnant and repetitive slog, beating the same point of suspense into your brow until it's no longer effective. What's worse, it ends with an implausible and anticlimactic revelation.
Rated 11 Sep 2018
74
65th
Usually the plot twist is going the other way.
Rated 08 Jun 2022
70
54th
A weak and "suspiciously" light-hearted start; a solidly entertaining, if melodramatic, middle act; and a rushed climax. Well paced, easy watching and alternately fun and tense. Not Hitchcock's best, but worth checking out. Comes with his token "people casually talk about murder over dinner" bit.
Rated 01 Mar 2019
83
18th
83.00
Rated 23 Jul 2019
60
31st
I'm reading reviews and apparently the ending was supposed to be the opposite? God damn it.
Rated 28 Mar 2020
74
63rd
74.3
Rated 16 Mar 2021
60
29th
Soppy with a weak cop out ending. Not one of Hitchcock's best, Grant and Fontaine try their best.
Rated 13 Aug 2022
41
29th
Girl really is gonna spend eternity with her abusive husband just because hes not a murderer. Got interesting around the 70 minute mark, but that didn't last long.

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