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I Confess (1953)

This is certainly a quality film, but is not remembered as one of Hitchcock’s finest.  There are a number of strong themes and aspects that Hitchcock built a name on, but in the end, it just comes up a little short.

The story is launched with a confession of murder to a priest, and is driven by confession after confession, but ironically the truth proves to be difficult to uncover.  The murderer is a despicable man who has murdered for money and hides behind his employer, a priest, who is bound by his position to not reveal what he has heard. As Hitchcock did consistently throughout his career, he clued the audience in well before he did the characters.  The suspense felt is not built around “who did it?” but “what’s going to happen next?”

This is a decent film for most Hitchcock fans, but might be a little dry and slow for the average movie enthusiast.

(Directed by Alfred Hitchcock)

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