THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY is a change of pace for auteur director Alfred Hitchcock, an out-and-out comedy rather than his usual brand of suspense thrillers. As such I didn't enjoy it as much as his well-regarded classics, but I was still surprised at how good this all is. It's a blacker-than-black comedy in which an unwelcome corpse comes into the lives of a small-knit group of rural townsfolk, who must decide what to do with it. Character and history is explored in detail as the unlikely story plays out. Watching this on Blu-ray, I was surprised at how gorgeous it looks; it's Hitch's most colourful movie and the autumnal scenery is breathtaking. The script is tight and humorous, too, and the film benefits immensely from some fine performances from the likeable likes of Edmund Gwenn and John Forsythe. Perhaps not a masterpiece, but not a disappointment either.
Review of The Trouble with Harry
