i have to chuckle when i read some of the over the top rave this film have get from supposedly american viewer . the trouble with harry will only work for you if youre a fan of representa ) british drawing room humor b ) french slapstick or farce c ) hitchcock and a rabid one who vehemently believe he never fail at anythingthis be one of the rare instance when the studio idiot be actually right when they tell hitchcock not to embark on this project . it a british movie make from a british novel with a distinctly european sensibility that posit that the back and forth burying and unearthing of a corpse for nearly 100 minute be just the most hilarious thing ever . because he dead and you know . and since death be such a grim concept that everyone everyone and right . feel uncomfortable with and you just have to laugh at it cause it so freaking hysterical . do you get that . do you . ok and i know i be be obnoxious here and but that about how subtle this film be and and unfortunately unless you have the sensibility describe above ( most of which i believe be akin to come from a specific geographical area ) and youre in for a very tedious view session . i could say the same thing about richard linklater slacker and which be one of my favorite film of all time and and which i consider to be quite brilliant . notice that both film have virtually no plot and rely on very specific culturally inundated humor but linklater humor be self referential and hitchcock be not . and that i think be why most people do not get harry . to most american who equate humor with woody allen and seinfeld ( not jerry lewis and benny hill ) and the trouble with harry be he . boring .