An all-time classic

Rating: Null/10 (12 February 1999)

"North by Northwest" is one of those movies that is both ageless and squarely set in a different time. I enjoyed it as a child, and I still like it now.
Newer movies have bigger explosions, more special effects, and more sex, but Hitchcock showed you can make suspense just by careful editing and development of the story.
Cary Grant was in top form in this movie, and it goes without saying there will never be another like him. He had just the right balance of suave, intelligence, and bravado to pull it off. Other actors trying the same thing would either come across as a smart aleck or a foppish intellectual.
"North by Northwest" is a true classic.