Miss Mary Yellen (Maureen O'Hara) has recently lost her mother. She pulled up stakes in Ireland and is en route to the Cornish coast to live with her aunt Patience (Marie Ney). When she arrives, she discovers that Jamaica Inn, which is run by her aunt and uncle, has a very bad reputation. For what, she doesn't know. But she soon finds out - and has to flee for her life.
Pros: Personally, I really like Maureen O'Hara. This was her first movie, and though she was a little weak on the acting in parts, I liked her character and she was absolutely beautiful. Plus, her facial expressions are hilarious! I liked the hero, too, and Charles Laughton, who plays Sir Humphrey Pengallon, is one of my favorite old-time actors. There were a few surprising developments in the storyline. (After all, it is a Hitchcock!)Cons: The first scene was so badly done I wondered what on earth I was doing watching this movie. *Cough, cough* But it got much better. Also, I feel like I've watched and read dozens of stories with wreckers. They're all essentially the same: Desperate characters who need money badly... they cover up beacons so ships crash onto the rocks... then they murder the people on board.
My Rating: T (mild sexual content)
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I just watched this movie again, and I have to warn people that the climax of the climax scene doesn't really make sense.
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