The Man Who Knew Too Much

The story is told in sharp, abbreviated sequences gathering speed steadily toward their explosive climax, makes The Man Who Knew Too Much one of the neatest melodramas of the year.

This is a suberbly structured thriller whose excellence is aided and abetted by a spirited cast.

Although the film is fast and consistently clever, it is more deeply flawed than any other Hitchcock film of the period, failing to find a thematic connection between its imaginative set pieces.

...the story unspools like clockwork while salting in clues that are more obvious on repeat viewing.