thoroughly entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2000)

North by Northwest represents some of Hitchcock's best work. The movie weaves together a terrificly paced script with memorable performances. The dialogue is top-notch, with essentially no slow-down in the entire movie. The tongue-and-cheek humor works perfect with Cary Grant as the lead. The movie conveys certain "Bond-esque" elements, with actions scenes, one-liners, and pretty women. However, the movie retains a certain sweetness lost on later "action" movies. An absolute must see for fans of "secret agent" styled, character-driven movies.