Solemplex
To me, this movie is perfection.
SeeQuant
Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
Jenni Devyn
Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
Benedito Dias Rodrigues
The story is completelly unbelievable to start,a lack o authenticity crumble the plot a low degree,nevertheless still intereresting as entertaiment it's works a lot neither Nina Foch quite often has done a good acting,another point to discuss is about the lenght of the movie,it's too short to tell a story fullness,but it was an acceptable works which should be more development prior to be shooting!!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How Many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 7.25
Armand
a nice film. almost naive and not very credible but seductive for the plot who reminds Hitchcock, for cast - Dame May Whitby could not be a surprise - and for the flavor of a lost period. a film noir like a lot of others, it is special for the lovely construction of tension - small bits , little details who prepares the spectator for the heart of story. Nina Foch seems be the ideal Julia Ross and the secret is the clever use of a lot of clichés of time. and sure, a not insignificant detail is the music, the house near the sea, the tools who gives inspired taste to a film noir. the best thing - balance between pieces. not great but nice. and, in that case, it is a real good point.
GManfred
This picture starts off pretty well but quickly tails off into the Predictable Potboiler category. Answering an add from a phony employment agency, Nina Foch (Julia Ross) is kidnapped by a family anxious to find an alibi for unstable George Macready, who has evidently killed his wife. So, she becomes the unwilling stand-in.A pretty good start, but things go quickly downhill along with viewer interest. The main complaint is that Julia Ross is an extremely passive and helpless kidnap victim, thereby setting the Women's Lib movement back more than half a century. Showing very little gumption or pugnacity, she is easily held back, caught, restrained and forbidden throughout the film and each morning she is shown awaking in her bed, presumably after a good nights sleep. She does a great deal of grousing and complaining but does not show much forethought to or urgency towards escaping - wouldn't that be your main thought in a similar circumstance? Well, as I say the whole movie was a turn off, especially the hilariously contrived ending. Miss Foch did her best with out much to work with, and the support cast, Dame May Witty in particular, was very competent. It is mercifully short at 65", but it's not time well spent.
samhill5215
Having watched this film strictly on the strength of reviewers' ratings I was most pleasantly surprised. Although clearly low-budget, it bears the signs of clever ingenuity. For example, when Julia wakes in the strange house and looks out the window I found myself thinking that her sense of isolation would be enhanced with an exterior shot focused on her face and then moving backwards to include the house and its isolated location. And lo and behold! the next scene was exactly that last shot of the house standing lonely on the cliff at the water's edge. There are other examples of how a clever director can elevate his film to the level of a very enjoyable thriller. Savvy viewers will surely spot them but should rest assured they will not be disappointed.As to the performances, George Macready is his usual creepy self, barely maintaining his composure while suggesting a capacity for unadulterated violence. Nina Foch was surprisingly good as the no-nonsense working girl who's not about to submit without a fight. But Dame May Witty, oh boy, she even had me doubting my own eyes and believing she could get away with her evil schemes.This a real diamond in the rough and not to be missed.
