Under Capricorn
Warner Bros. | Release Date: October 8, 1949 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutGeoff Andrew
Slow, a mite predictable, and rather verbose, the film nevertheless has an elegance (thanks to long, sweeping takes) and a poignant romanticism that looks forward to Hitchcock's more pessimistic account of human relationships in Vertigo. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid Parkinson
This has many more plus points than critics at the time were willing to admit. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAntonia Malloy
Despite its great cast, this is certainly not one of Hitchcock's triumphs. [28 Sep 2013, p.40]
50
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It is an overlong, overlabored essay on the torments of conscience and love which Mr. Hitchcock has beautifully filmed in Technicolor but pointed in glaring blacks and whites. Read full review
40
The New YorkerPauline Kael
A Hitchcock stinker, set in Australia in the early 19th century (though shot in England).
40
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
UNDER CAPRICORN is talky and static, with little of Hitchcock's trademark suspense. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Under Capricorn is overlong and talky, with scant measure of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller tricks. Read full review
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