Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I'm going to keep my review short. I enjoyed this film, and found enough humor mixed with a fairly good plot line. I think the film is worth watching, and a must for any Hitchcock fan. However a significant theme of the movie in the beginning that I enjoyed was how nonchalant everyone acted about Harry's death/dead body. And it does continue throughout the movie, with characters shrugging off the troubles, and acting as if it's a slight inconvenience. However in the beginning everyone that stumbles up to Harry's' body hilariously doesn't care, but later it's discovered that's they already knew, and were pretending. This ruined the earlier jokes for me, and made the film less funny to me from then on. 7/10

In the woods outside a small town in Vermont, several people, in turn, stumble across a dead body, that of Harry. Captain Wiles is convinced that he shot him accidentally while hunting, and tries to hide the body. Things quickly get rather complicated...Directed by Alfred Hitchcock but quite unlike any Hitchcock movie you'll see, in many ways. Even before the movie begins you can tell this does not fit in with his usual movies - the cast gives it away. No James Stewart, no Cary Grant, no big-name stars. Then the movie starts and instead of the usual Hitchcock thriller tone of dark, foreboding colours, even black and white, we have the beautiful scenery of Vermont, in glorious bright colours!Turns out this isn't a thriller, this is a comedy, though not a good one. More Carry On than Woody Allen, this is basically a farce: one event sets a series of reactions and related events in motion. Unforeseen events then occur and/or new information comes to light, and the participants then do something even more ludicrous to cover up their previous actions. Rinse and repeat for over 90 minutes. Very silly at times, and beneath Hitchcock's standards and dignity. One thing that prevents this from being a total waste of time is the dialogue, on occasion. Too wordy, generally, feeling like a play, but there are some very good passages of dialogue sprinkled through the movie.About the only other positive is Shirley MacLaine, in her cinematic debut. She lights up the screen and gives easily the most convincing performance of the movie.On that note, another Hitchcock signature trait that bit the dust in this movie - no blonde lead actress. He really was just phoning it in.

it is a film with shining actors. and, off course, shining performances. and this is the basic virtue. it is a brilliant example of wise humor. and a beautiful eulogy of love. and seductive story who reminds old fashion crime story. it is Mildred Dunnock and Edmund Gwenn and Mildred Natwick and the first and , maybe, the best , for Shirley MacLaine. a body. good intentions. and the chain of holes. love. suspicions. and great dialogues. short, a nice film who, scene by scene, becomes a little gem. because all is in perfect order, the dark story is a lovely one, the script is a box with surprises and, sure, the humor seems be fresh again and again. this is all. so, see it !

I was really young when I saw this film for the first time. In a quaint Vermont town, a body is found. For a while, the guy is just part of the landscape. Kids even play around it (that's Jerry Mather...the Beaver). A flood of guilt settles on the community. At least three people feel they may have caused the death of this man. However, the townspeople will do anything to keep the authorities from getting wind of it. Royal Dano, the long faced sheriff, is out there somewhere. We are also introduced to Shirley MacLaine who plays a young mother and is the wife of the deceased. As with all Hitchcock films, there is a lot of unique situations as people bury, dig up, hide, cover the body. If some feel the end is anticlimactic, that's what it's supposed to be. One of the stars of the show is Vermont in the fall which provides a backdrop for all the grim doings that are going on.