[Both To Catch a Thief and The Trouble With Harry] drag along from scene to scene without much inner motivation.
Of the two films, To Catch a Thief is much more successful because of its superior cast and brighter sense of fun…. The Trouble With Harry is the more ambitious film of the two, and consequently, the nobler failure. It doesn't come off because even the little touches are done badly.
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