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The Incredible Shrinking Man

1957

Jack Arnold

Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton ...

7.6

14,543

Sci-Fi. Fantasy After an exposure to a strange mist, Scott Carey begins to shrink. After facing such trials as confounded doctors and his angry cat, he accidently gets locked in the basement. His very life then becomes a battle for survival, with only his wits to overcome the liability of his size.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Whilst paranoid in a very 1950's way and a little downbeat at times this is very enjoyable (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety	"Jack Arnold works up the chills for maximum effect (...) The technical staff has done an outstanding job"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Unless a viewer is addicted to freakish ironies, the unlikely spectacle of Mr. Williams losing an inch of height each week (...) will become tiresome before Universal has emptied its lab of science-fiction clichés."	NEG
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"A moving, strangely pantheist assertion of what it really means to be alive. A pulp masterpiece."	POS
United Kingdom	Alan Jones Radio Times	"Arnold's superlative thriller still retains its irony, shock and power. Williams gives a sensitive portrayal of a man hounded by the media and consigned to a freak's world (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Barry Pineo Austin Chronicle	"Utterly charming (...) When the effects work (...) you watch in wonder."	POS

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