Review – Journey into Fear

World War Two certainly produced its share of strange little spy movies. With Joseph Cotten in the lead, Orson Welles playing a supporting role, and copious amounts of deep focus, sharp contrast, low angle cinematography, this resembles Citizen Kane more than a bit. However, it’s much shorter and not as smart. Our hero works for an American shipbuilder looking to sell its wares to the Turkish navy. As Germany would prefer that this not happen, it sends a couple of assassins to do him in. This is one of those pictures that have to be watched carefully, as there’s always something going on, some crucial blink-and-you-miss-it plot point or at least some witty dialogue. Mildly amusing