Afraid I must dissent from the vast majority of my IMDB colleagues in their praise of Basil Dearden's attempt at Hitchcockian murder/suspense. It fails at the starting gate for me with a less than credible story about a morally grounded nurse who agrees to participate in a very amoral marriage simply because she is physically attracted to Sean Connery! And since I did not buy the movie's basic premise everything that flows from it, including a typically fine turn by Ralph Richardson doing what he does best, namely playing dastards, is tainted. And once Richardson leaves the scene, about halfway through, we are left with Connery/Lolabrigida which is about half as hot as Connery/Andress. Or Connery/Hedren. Solid C.
Review of Woman of Straw
