Wow, I couldn't believe how overrated this film turned out to be.....really disappointing. How it gets such high marks with critics is puzzling. Maybe they favored it because one of the main characters was an astrologist and anything that's occult-like is going to get points with them.
Whatever. The fact remains this film commits the ultimate sin for a horror film: it's not scary! It's too talky and too boring, despite the presence of the usually- creepy Peter Lorre.
One positive note: the special-effects people did a fine job with the hand. For something done 60 years ago, this "effect" still looks pretty cool.
Nonetheless, a horror film should send a few chills your way, and this doesn't.
Whatever. The fact remains this film commits the ultimate sin for a horror film: it's not scary! It's too talky and too boring, despite the presence of the usually- creepy Peter Lorre.
One positive note: the special-effects people did a fine job with the hand. For something done 60 years ago, this "effect" still looks pretty cool.
Nonetheless, a horror film should send a few chills your way, and this doesn't.