Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt, an Alfred Hitchcock film, stays true to the distinc style of its director. The plot revolves around a young girl who knows that her uncle is a dangerous serial killer. True to Hitchcock's style, the viewer finds this out early in the story, but does not know what will happen to the characters; utilizing his common use of suspense instead of surprise. As with most of Hitchcock's works, you get much more scared and creeped out than you anticipated. Until the climax of the film, the villain is never scene clearly seen doing any explicit "villainous" things. This shows how Hitch is so effective at making clean-cut, well-dressed young men into some of the most iconic film antagonists. While not one of Hitchcock's more celebrated films this is still a good watch if you are a fan of his work. This film seems to me that it is years ahead of its time, due to is use of mystery, horror, suspense, and thrill, all wrapped into a new genre all its own.