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TMProofreader3Aug 23, 2019

The best, GREATEST thrilling mystery movie ever made! With the best movie character ever portrayed: James Mason as Phillip Vandamm! And the best movie score ever composed!

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cinemabonApr 8, 2018

Not only a commercial success, Hitch used his family of technicians - Robert Burks on camera, Bernard Herrmann soundtrack and George Tomasini cutting - to create one of cinema's greatest chase movies of all time.

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9

MartyMcFlyOct 2, 2018

My score 99
Metascore / User score 98 / 80
Tomatometer / Audience score 99 / 94
IMDB 83
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RalfbergsFeb 2, 2018

This is how they should make thrillers nowadays instead of the shoot em up style stuff, but really great, interesting story, which makes you think along throughout. One of the classics and I like that it had some unpredictability to it. MustThis is how they should make thrillers nowadays instead of the shoot em up style stuff, but really great, interesting story, which makes you think along throughout. One of the classics and I like that it had some unpredictability to it. Must watch if you are a fan of Hitchcock.… Expand

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BroyaxDec 29, 2018

On a failli y croire... pendant à peu près trois quarts d'heure : le rythme est satisfaisant, la curiosité est de mise, Cary Grant est à la fois élégant, cynique et opiniâtre... assez drôle aussi ! mais c'est Cary Grant. Puis arrive leOn a failli y croire... pendant à peu près trois quarts d'heure : le rythme est satisfaisant, la curiosité est de mise, Cary Grant est à la fois élégant, cynique et opiniâtre... assez drôle aussi ! mais c'est Cary Grant. Puis arrive le train... et le traintrain d'un film qui tout-à-coup tel un vieux tortillard n'arrive plus à grimper les côtes...

ça coïncide avec l'apparition de la poupée blonde Eva Marie Saint... et même si elle incarnait le retour de la madone en personne, elle ne peut certainement pas remplacer l'autre égérie blonde de Hitchcock, pleine de grâce, Grace Kelly. On me dira cependant que même Grace n'aurait pas pu effacer l'ennui d'un coup de baguette magique et on aura raison. Mais tout de même.

Voici donc que le film s'époumone à tous les niveaux et pédale comme un hamster asthmatique : les dialogues deviennent aussi bêtes qu'interminables et le scénario en chute libre dévoile son vrai visage de série B, écrit à la va-comme-je-te-pousse, de plus en plus téléphoné à l'avance... Même l'inquiétant personnage de l'excellent James Mason ne parvient pas non plus à ressortir le film de son marasme...

La fin enfonce le clou et sombre dans le burlesque hollywoodien le plus échevelé et invraisemblable... Certes, la musique pleine d'entrain de Bernard Herrmann tente de réveiller régulièrement tout ça. Une musique de bien meilleure qualité que l'ensemble du film, assurément !… Expand

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KingCrasherFeb 4, 2018

Cary Grant gets whisked away from his everyday life as an advertising executive into a complex and secretive world of lust, action and espionage. All created before James Bond was a thing, at least on the big screen.

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amheretojudgeDec 7, 2018

Hitchcock's risky and briskly adventure is the apt catalyst to this complex espionage thriller

North By Northwest Hitchcock's risky and briskly adventure is the apt catalyst to this complex espionage thriller. As much as simply enthrallingHitchcock's risky and briskly adventure is the apt catalyst to this complex espionage thriller

North By Northwest

Hitchcock's risky and briskly adventure is the apt catalyst to this complex espionage thriller. As much as simply enthralling its first half is, that follows a linear singular path collecting its plot points like a reward the film moves with ferocious pace and nail biting close calls. But the second half is the one with the real meat. Its complex and at times overstuffed characters with their own agendas and schemes does work since the man behind the camera is Hitchcock. He never lets the content go damp which often happens in such husky script. There is a sense of similarity in here to Polanski's Chinatown, starring Nicholson. And similar to it, the uncertainty is the key to its success.

The makers are consistently revealing cards in order to keep the audience tangled in the whirls of these flips and turns that can be difficult to swallow. It is a mature script that always chooses over leaving the room with a cutthroat message rather than an explosion. The euphoric energy of the ping pong that the writers play of who is with whom theories, with Hitchcock's sharp execution it never wears off. Also, there is real ruggedness in here, the characters have the range to look elegant and also pull out the most sinister deed of all.

Grant as the real victim proving his innocence isn't always in his A game, his performance isn't persistent in its tone. But what saves the day is both Saint's performance and her character, her alluring suave nature and guns blazing unflinchingly puts her on top of the list. Armed with a smart and meticulous adaptation, Hitchcock takes his time, he is milking out the best from each moment. North By Northwest is less Hitchcock-ish than usual, and it is certainly refreshing.… Expand

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mattkerr494May 27, 2018

While it doesn't quite reach Rear Window/Vertigo levels of greatness, there is still plenty to be enjoyed from this one. Its definitely more on the comedic side than most of Hitchcock's work, including some great dialogue, a hilarious auctionWhile it doesn't quite reach Rear Window/Vertigo levels of greatness, there is still plenty to be enjoyed from this one. Its definitely more on the comedic side than most of Hitchcock's work, including some great dialogue, a hilarious auction scene and my soft spot for unwilling protagonists. Add a couple of the most thrilling and iconic sequences in cinema at the middle and end of the film respectively and I'd say its a solid 9/10.

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imthenoobMar 16, 2019

Ok, I'll be a hater. I didn't really care for it. I felt the story was too predictable and the pacing uneven. It was a rather boring watch for me and I had a hard time finishing it, let alone actually being interested in what I was watching.