Review of The Paradine Case

I recently picked up Hitchcock/Truffaut (my other copy was in the basement of me mum's home in Maryland) again, just having seen this film. I have seen many Hitchcock films, most of them the more popular, cited ones. I agree with Mr. Moreno's review (the first review?) in that you don't need a lot of whiz-bang or heavy-duty suspense in a film; pure dramatic suspense is enough for any cineaste. However, I think Mr. Moreno goes too far in extolling this film. It has several handicaps. The most outstanding one for me is Mrs. Paradine's seduction of Keane. Deep into the trial during an adjournment, Keane finally says something to the effect of, 'And to think I was an idiot to fall in love with you'. I just didn't 'get' her seduction of this man! I just didn't see enough evidence of any possible love/lust relationship. I mean, they didn't even KISS once during their meetings. If he were really being seduced, I think we need more evidence to believe in their 'relationship'. And this is caused by an insufficient screenplay. Also, as Hitch himself pointed out, it's hard to follow the trial because we don't see the house/rooms well enough to orient ourselves when the attorneys cross-examine the witnesses. It might've been interesting if the audience were privy to what actually happened that night, or at least an INKLING of what happened. I think the best thing this film has going for it is the question of conscience and dramatic situation of Keane. I'm glad I finally saw it, but I'd rather watch 'Vertigo' again...