Sabotaje

Un thriller espectacular con un guión sobrecargado y una dirección estupenda. El problema que veo, sin embargo, está tanto en la interpretación del protagonista, que, aunque es un trabajador creíble, no es un héroe hitchcockiano simpático, como en su química con Priscilla Lane. La señorita apoya la cabeza en su hombro antes de que la más mínima chispa destelle entre ellos... (29.11.2004)

Some scenes that are really flawless, but a few of them are too naive, and the main character's performance was unbearably dull, and the atmosphere was spoiled a couple of times by overly romantic and inappropriate music. The ending, on the other hand, was superb. (09.04.2016)

First American films by Hitchcock are all made in a complex time. It was necessary to please a new breadwinner and satisfy a new audience. Nevertheless, Hitch continued to develop what he had long learned at home. Saboteur is not particularly special (compared to other tendentious war films), but there are at least two scenes worth noting. The first is the encounter with a freak show (see Freaks or Freak Show) and the second is the finale, which works the same way as the finale in Blackmail. Attractive setting, tension to the last moment, but of course the happy ending kills it all. Moreover, it's all just variations of the same, see The 39 Steps or North by Northwest. (22.03.2023)