East of Shanghai
Powers Pictures Inc. | Release Date: December 10, 1931 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Los Angeles TimesSusan King
Hitchcock deftly maneuvers the film from comedy to romance to melodrama to near tragedy. [02 Feb 2007, p.E12]
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A sly comedy starring Henry Kendall and Joan Barry, about a newly rich couple who go a little crazy on an ocean liner. The witty script was co-written by Alma Reville, Hitchcock's wife and lifelong collaborator. [18 Feb 2007, p.26]
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
This early Hitchcock film shows more signs of the artist to come than any of his other British movies, pointing forward in particular to the deep sexual themes of Marnie and the remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyWesley Stenzel
The director's handle on visual storytelling remains strong, but at this point, he hasn't quite figured out how to direct dialogue, which is a massive problem for a movie with so much talking. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
It’s pleasantly perverse, but somehow never quite gels. Still, it’s a fascinating keyhole into a central Hitchcockian idea, the notion that the weirdest behavior comes not from criminals, but our friends and neighbors. Read full review
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