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3.7/5EXECUTIONER "ACE"
Under Capricorn (1949)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
3.7/5EXECUTIONER "ACE"Quick Hit
A beautiful, damaged melodrama drowning in regret and gin.
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Under Capricorn never fully coheres, but its emotional wreckage is compelling. Hitchcock uses the flowing camera to pull us through guilt, desire, and colonial rot, making the film feel fevered even when the plotting drifts. A fascinating near-miss.
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Way better than most movies out there.
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