Under the Radar Thriller

Rating: 7/10 (9 July 2018)

Lifeboat is one of the few Hitchock films that has just flown under the radar for a long time that I finally just decided to sit down and watch it. And honestly, it's a film that has flown under the radar for decades, probably due to the success of his later films. It manages to present interesting racial and societal stereotypes in a refreshing way, something that in 1944, was highly controversial. But luckily, for the most part Lifeboat doesn't let stereotypes drive the plot. It tells a story full of twists and turns, all told on one small boat after a deadly shipwreck. Great performances and a tight direction from Hitchcock give the film a ton of life (pun intended), and still relevant to this day.
7.3/10