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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonI Confess ultimately reveals itself to be one of Hitchcock’s most successful examinations of the tension between public image and private turmoil.
- 100In the work of someone so exhaustively appreciated as Hitchcock, you wouldn't expect to find forgotten masterpieces but I Confess is one. It might never catch fire, but it smoulders gloriously.
- 70Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrThe movie is more interesting than achieved: it's the most forthright statement of the transference theme in Hitchcock's work, but it's also the least nuanced.
- 67Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleClift's performance is moody, the kind of slow, psychological approach rarely witnessed in Hitchcock's films.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanIt'll never be remembered as a Hitchcock classic by any stretch, but that is far from saying it's the mess that some regard it as. It's entertaining, and the visuals speak volumes more than the over-cooked dialogue. Worth a look.
- 50The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherEven though moments in the picture do have some tension and power, and the whole thing is scrupulously acted by a tightly professional cast, the consequence is an entertainment that tends to drag, sag and generally grow dull. It is not the sort of entertaiment that one hopefully expects of "Hitch."
- 50Time OutTime OutClift (as the priest) and Malden (as the cop) make this worth watching, but it's heavy going at times and the more literary aspects of the script, adapted from Paul Anthelme's play (written in 1902), are uncinematic to say the least.
- There was little room for Hitchcock's usual humor here, nor is there even much suspense.
- 50The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelThe premise of this Hitchcock thriller is promising, but the movie, set in Quebec and partly shot there, is so reticent it's mostly dull.