83
Metascore
4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Alfred Hitchcock’s trademarked cinematic development of suspenseful drama, through mental emotions of the story principals, is vividly displayed in Suspicion, a class production [from the novel Before the Fact by Francis Iles] provided with excellence in direction, acting and mounting.
- 90Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrEveryone concedes that this 1941 Hitchcock film is a failure, yet it displays so much artistic seriousness that I find its failure utterly mysterious—especially since the often criticized ending (imposed on Hitchcock by the studio) makes perfect sense to me.
- 80TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineSuspicion is so grimly powerful that its Hollywood-style happy ending has infuriated audiences for years.
- 70The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherOne must remark that the ending is not up to Mr. Hitchcock's usual style, and the general atmosphere of the picture is far less genuine than he previously has wrought. But still he has managed to bring through a tense and exciting tale, a psychological thriller which is packed with lively suspense and a picture that entertains you from beginning to—well, almost the end.