A silly movie, with many great moments

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2003)

This movie is very often portrayed as a lesser Hitchcock's film. Well, it's exactly what it is. It doesn't mean that it should not be watched, though.
It should be watched, first of all because anything that comes from a great master like Alfred Hitchcock, certainly will bring at least a few singular and enjoyable moments.
In "Saboteur", I could name many of these, but I will hold myself to one: the scene with the old blind man. It is a beautiful and moving metaphor about what it takes to recognize goodness and honesty.
Overall, the story is silly. There are also many laughable dialogs, specially all that patriot speech. However, you can forgive that if you consider the time the movie was made (during World War II).
Watch it and pay attention to the little gifts Sir Alfred kindly delivers to us.