Even in mammoth VistaVision, the old Hitchcock thriller-stuff has punch.
90
Time Out
Time Out
This replaces the British version's tight, economic plotting and quirky social observations with altogether glossier production values and a typically '50s examination of the family under melodramatic stress.
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Hitchcock's glossier and more complex remake of his classic 1934 spy thriller, with James Stewart and Doris Day as the average American couple caught in a whirlwind of intrigue and terror. [26 Nov 1999, p.A]
It's a tumultuous and lavish windup with a dramatic wallop.
80
TV Guide Magazine
TV Guide Magazine
Though there is obviously more polish and a lavish budget in this remake, the 1956 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much has no more or less impact than the first version.