And you have a daughter and I have a mother. Maura: Because we don't really know each other. On the other hand, Robert seemed like one of the stupidest criminals ever when he attempted to outrun the cops with a murder weapon in his back seat.Īnd, of course, his first lover dying under similar circumstances pretty much sealed the deal. Jane's passionate belief that the victim's daughter Claire was innocent made it seem that she was, but the writers could have easily gone the other way and made the twist be that she was guilty. I didn't expect it to have quite so many twists and turns. That was a given considering this is a crime drama an accident would not have been an interesting use of an hour. The gruesome accident, of course, turned out to be no accident at all. : It's a long way from being mad at your mother to killing her.
It's a long way from being mad at your mother to killing her. As the movie came out during WWII, it seems to have a direct parallel to the evil leaders loose in the world, particularly in the film's final scene.The normality of it all really underscored the horror of the crime scene. The second half, including the increasing revelation of Uncle Charlie's dark views of humanity and the lengths to which he will go to protect himself, is what make the film so sinister. On the other hand, there is a real small town feeling to this setting, helped in no doubt by Thornton Wilder being one of the screenwriters, and the characters of Charlie's father (Henry Travers) and his friend (Hume Cronyn) passing the time by talking about the perfect murder are absolutely priceless. Some of the tension is also missing because we're pretty darn sure Uncle Charlie is guilty. I considered a slightly higher rating, but thought the pace in the first half of the movie was a little slow. Trouble is just behind him though, and it gets worse when his niece (also 'Charlie', named after him, and played by Teresa Wright) begins to suspect him of being the "Merry Widow Murderer". Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) is on the run from the law on the East Coast, and he settles in with his sister and her family in Santa Rosa. Hitchcock said this was his favorite film, and there is a quiet evil about it that makes it truly horrifying.
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