An Inspector Calls

Alistair Sim's is a favourite of mine and whilst he does not say that much in the film, his presence and his expressions completely hit the spot. Its an interesting and very watchable film with a unexacting ending. Well worth a watch.

Nothing special. Good acting, slow paced, dry story. It's fine if you don't have anything else to do.

An Inspector Calls is a very clever mystery and drawing room drama, with noir-ish cinematography and an excellent Alaistair Sim in the lead. It builds methodically, as a standard police mystery at first, then seemingly a complex tale of class struggle. It becomes increasingly interesting as a psychological study and finishes with a flourish. It leaves us wanting more.

Saw the newer version.

J.B. Priestley's characteristically plodding and predictable 'mystery' is given a stolid and unremarkable cinematic airing that cannot even be rescued by the wonderful Alastair Sim. Extraordinary to realise that director Guy Hamilton would just ten years later helm arguably the best Bond movie ever (Goldfinger). No wonder John Osborne tore up this stultifying West End tosh and paved the way for a new wave of playwrights.

Excellent classic British film making at its best.

For a 1950's film, it had a gripping story line and was very realistic.

Modern dramas don't seem as technologically superior like An Inspector Calls' film-noir aesthetic was in 1954.

Superb drama, originally a play. A simple story which beautifully unravels and ends wonderfully. Just shows simple dramas and stories are more powerful than the biggest of action movies. Superb direction and acting.

A prophetic critic on the upper classes and their attitudes to the subservient classes emanating in a post-Victorian society. Alastair Sim is a great choice for the mild mannered, thoughtful, clever and ultimately mysterious inspector.