Cary Grant made a great involuntary James Bond

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2013)

When seeing an older "classic" film for the first time, it is difficult to not see the many films and genders it influenced. Purchased the DVD because it was rated so highly on IMDb and was on sale. Time hasn't deteriorated this gem too much, at least where it counted in the performances of Cary Grant and Eve Marie Saint. This classy duo and their coming together seemed to be a Bond film in the making. And despite the espionage element, it was the humor and double entendre dialog that carried the action. The espionage in itself, didn't age well, but knowing the actors James Mason and Martin Landau, added some recognition excitement where the fake sets failed to stir a reaction. "Roger... Pay the two dollars."