The Night of the Hunter Review

Review of The Night of the Hunter (1955) by screenqueeen: 👍 4.5/5

HOOPTOBER 7.0 DAY 6 25 DAYS REMAIN

The fact that a self-labeled preacher could do so much harm while also exercising his influence within the community makes this one of the creepiest things to come from this decade in film.

The feeling of constant fear that John must have felt, for him and his sister, has had a powerful yet sobering effect on his judgment and helps him to make consistent and well-thought out decisions.

Almost feels like a western the way the preacher wanders through, and John's legacy laid out before him after his father is jailed and later hanged for killing 2 people during a robbery, but his legacy is only laid out by the ever judgemental townpeople. STEPFATHER takes a few cues from the preacher once the hunt is on, but the only battle of duality on display here is public image.