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Frank S. Nugent, New York Times: Having set his own standards, Alfred Hitchcock must be judged by them; and, by them, his Jamaica Inn is merely journeyman melodrama. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: By common consent, one of Alfred Hitchcock's poorest and least personal works, though it has some compensations. Read more
Variety Staff, Variety: Superb direction, excellent casting, expressive playing and fine production offset an uneven screenplay to make Jamaica Inn a gripping version of the Daphne du Maurier novel. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice: Laughton is compelling from the first instant: His Pengallan is at least five of the seven deadly sins rolled into one, a cheerfully loathsome creature with wide-set eyebrows and a multitude of chins ... Read more