James Jay Edwards of FilmFracture:

"In the wake of the release of Fox Searchlight’s long anticipated Alfred Hitchcock biopic, appropriately called "Hitchcock", a different production about the master of suspense has flown under the radar. Home Box Office, in conjunction with the British Broadcasting Corporation, has made their own Hitchcock film, "The Girl", which focuses on a darker side of the influential director." (Alfred Hitchcock, Cinema, Hitchcock, The Girl)