Great thriller, though its treatment of psychoanalysis needs to be taken with a grain of salt, especially in its reading of the awesome Dali dream sequence - you wonder if audiences at the time bought this. Bergman does her thing and Peck is serviceable, with a good script and obviously masterful direction. It's enjoyable but with self-evident flaws; the aforementioned dubious portrayal of psychoanalysis and a love story that while has decent chemistry, develops too early on - so much of Bergman's character is supposed to be about her dedication to her work and not letting love into it, and yet she falls for him as soon as she sees him, both implausible and undermines how her character has been written. So with perhaps a more determined suspension of disbelief than even the regular Hitchcock film, it's a great ride.

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Far from a Hitchcock great, but still a fun watch, Spellbound is an engaging psychological thriller with great lead performances by Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck.

The film is most notable for its score (which is still shy from the best Bernard Herrman score, but atmospheric nonetheless) and the Salvador Dali directed dream sequence that is visually appealing. Both are extremely noteworthy moments (along with a handful of great suspenseful moments), but its never enough to elevate the film into godly Hitchcock levels.

Part of this problem lies with the central conceit, which is far too unbelievable to work with, even if the script does its best. The film is also full of silly little moments that'll take you out. Regardless, a merely good Hitchcock film is still better than most films.

This type of documentaries really work for me. I found it amazing how fast I could relate to the people portrayed here, the kids are all great, and it gives you many different perspectives of how the interest for this type of competition can be formed. I also really enjoyed the structure of the documentary, having the 8 kids in the little boxes and fading them out as they got eliminated.

Sporadically ridiculous, but still an enjoyable watch. There are a few delightfully bizzarro Hitchcock moments, but they stand out against the rest of the film rather than feeling like an organic part of it. Tiny baby Gregory Peck is a lot of fun to see, and the adorable old professor steals the show once he arrives. Also notable for a solid Theremin score. There aren't enough of those!

it does open with a promise to be a complex challenge but it is truly not even that with a DALI sequence involved.
featuring HITCHCOCK's usual plot moves it is long but, as always, an entertaining, an interesting movie to watch.
however it does lack the excitement, the intrigue that many other films of his have even when many twists are as shocking as they could be today.
how on earth would i have guessed that the most surreal moment is a very simple, very subtle trick? the big reveal followed by the gun shooting the audience.
not the best, not the worst but it still is a pleasure to watch.

Το κομμάτι της ψυχανάλυσης, όπως υπάρχει και το βλέπουμε εδώ είναι αστείο. Λογικά τότε θα δούλευε καλύτερα για τους θεατές.
Τώρα δύσκολο να πάρεις την ταινία στα σοβαρά στα σημεία που χρησιμοποιείται. Η γοητείας της ψυχανάλυσης (όπως και της ταινίας) όμως παραμένει.
Το dream sequence του Νταλί είναι πανέμορφο και βασικά δες το για αυτό, είναι αρκετό.

This is one of my favorites of what I would call second teir Hitchcock. Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman are pretty good together. The Salvador Dali inspired dream sequence is certainly worth seeing this for. When ever psychiatry is addressed in films it is usually fairly laughable,and the melodrama is turned up to 11.

Another great Hitchcock movie, suspenseful until the end, passionate and full of madness. Loved the plot and the actors (beginning to love Gregory Peck more and more).

Great thriller, though its treatment of psychoanalysis needs to be taken with a grain of salt, especially in its reading of the awesome Dali dream sequence - you wonder if audiences at the time bought this. Bergman does her thing and Peck is serviceable, with a good script and obviously masterful direction. It's enjoyable but with self-evident flaws; the aforementioned dubious portrayal of psychoanalysis and a love story that while has decent chemistry, develops too early on - so much of Bergman's character is supposed to be about her dedication to her work and not letting love into it, and yet she falls for him as soon as she sees him, both implausible and undermines how her character has been written. So with perhaps a more determined suspension of disbelief than even the regular Hitchcock film, it's a great ride.