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Suspicion

Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty

Wealthy, sheltered Joan Fontaine is swept off her feet by charming ne'er-do-well Cary Grant. Though warned that Grant is little more than a fortune-hunter, Fontaine marries him anyway. She remains loy... read more read more...al to her irresponsible husband as he plows his way from one disreputable business scheme to another. Gradually, Fontaine comes to the conclusion that Grant intends to do away with her in order to collect her inheritance...a suspicion confirmed when Grant's likeable business partner Nigel Bruce dies under mysterious circumstances. To his dying day, Hitchcock insisted that he wanted to retain the novelist Francis Iles' original ending, but that the RKO executives intervened. Fontaine won an Academy Award for her work. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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  • moonrivers
    February 18, 2012
    moonrivers
    Hitchcock's tale of a spinsterish but well off lonely woman seduced by a charming ne'er-do-well is a mature rollercoaster ride as daddy's dire and unheeded prophecy comes true before her terrified eyes. Fontaine deserves her Oscar ... but Grant dazzles, becoming an ominous Mr.Hy... read morede (w/o make-up dahlink!) in a second. Hitchcock shines in this tale of subtleties like a polished diamond in a coal field!
  • binky013
    January 13, 2012
    binky013
    Walter, this is another one where I wish I'd written the script. Maybe my favorite Hitchcock, but I have to agree with him when he says he'd rather have had it end with Grant murdering Fontaine -- the way the book it was based on ended.

    As is, the "happy" ending is a little

    ... read moretoo quick and not quite convincing, although given the constraints of having to have a "happy" ending, I think Hitchcock came up with a decent finish.

    I really don't believe that Grant was checking out poisons that couldn't be traced because he wanted to kill himself due to his shame. The character really is without shame, and bordering on amoral. And to have Fontaine voice the realization of Grant's wanting to kill himself is just too unbelievable for me.

    Still, the edge of your seat non-stop guessing game is masterful. Really one of Hitchcock's best jobs.
  • fb1664868775
    November 13, 2011
    fb1664868775
    In my opinion, this film would be ranked with other Hitchcock masterworks if it wasn't for the cop-out ending forced onto him by RKO Studios. Cary Grant at his most sinister and Joan Fontaine gives her best performance.
  • jamers2011
    August 28, 2011
    jamers2011
    Another great one from Hitchcock. Joan Fontaine is brilliant; she completely deserved her Oscar for Best Actress. See this one for her performance, and an out of the ordinary role for Cary Grant.
  • spielberg00
    June 24, 2011
    spielberg00
    Pretty good Hitchcock here.
  • lewiskendell
    October 1, 2010
    lewiskendell
    "If you're going to kill someone, do it simply."

    Suspicion is aptly named. In fact, you could say that the entire movie is summed up in the title. In this Hitchcock thriller, the famed director once again tackles the subject of murder. Through a series of suspicious events and h... read moreer own intuition, Lina (Joan Fontaine) becomes suspicious that her loving but deceitful new husband (Cary Grant) is capable of murder. Will she end up dead as a means to an end to pay off his gambling debts, or will her imagination end up making her unfairly push away her loving husband?

    Hitchcock does a good job of keeping the viewer in the dark about Johnnie's true nature until the end, and keeps the movie interesting, as a result. I liked Fontaine and Grant in this, they gave good performances. They didn't surpass their work with Hitchcock in Rebecca and To Catch a Thief, respectively, but I certainly didn't have any complaints. Grant is suitably ambiguous, and Fontaine portrays the see-saw emotions of her character well.

    Overall, Suspicion didn't blow me away the way that my favorite Hitchcock movies did, but it was enjoyable. Even middle-tier Hitchcock is worth checking out, in my book.
  • ajv2688
    September 29, 2010
    ajv2688
    A must see movie for fans of HItchcock, Grant, Fontaine, and Hardwicke!
  • TomBowler
    August 21, 2010
    TomBowler
    Slow burning thriller but not one of Hitchcock's best. Full review later.
  • ythelastman89
    April 29, 2010
    ythelastman89
    My least favorite Hitchcock/Grant team up, but itâ??s still a really good movie. Itâ??s a lot more of a comedy than a thriller, but it does have some elements of suspense thrown in. I really love the first act of the film, I think it really has the most personality and interestin... read moreg shots. The second act is slightly goofy, but it finishes with a fun twist ending that is appropriate. Cary Grant really makes the movie as good as it is because of his charisma and mastery of dialogue. Itâ??s certainly different from what you might be expecting, but itâ??s great none the less.
  • sanjurosamurai
    July 19, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    often considered to be one of hitchcocks early greats, i really liked this film a lot but i found it to be just a tad too slowly moving. i loved the end of the film and as always hitchcock brought in an effective level of suspense, but the first 30 minutes were dry and it took t... read moreoo long to warm up to the characters. overall a solid film that i recommend but not one of hitchcocks best.
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