a pretty rough watch, hitchcock’s early stuff can be charming in a “look how scrappy this is” kind of way, but this one mostly feels chaotic without the fun. the pacing is all over the place, the plot is weirdly confusing for how simple it actually is, and the comedy doesn’t really land. you can see bits of hitchcock’s style trying to break through, but it never clicks into something memorable. kind of interesting as a curiosity, not so much as a movie.
a pretty rough watch, hitchcock’s early stuff can be charming in a “look how scrappy this is” kind of way, but this one mostly feels chaotic without the fun. the pacing is all over the place, the plot is weirdly confusing for how simple it actually is, and the comedy doesn’t really land. you can see bits of hitchcock’s style trying to break through, but it never clicks into something memorable. kind of interesting as a curiosity, not so much as a movie.
