Bond... James Bond

Rating: 9/10 (11 September 2008)

Cary Grant, who had turned down an early opportunity to play Ian Flemming's suave super-spy did in fact play a version of the character here.
Cool, calculating and turning back the superior villains at every turn, Roger Thornhill made for a great anti-hero.
So well played in the trademark gray suit, Connery may have almost been playing off this role.
Though shunning the 007 role due to the prospect of having to do sequels, Grant helped to generate the run of Bonds to come without really even trying.
A Hitchcock triumph, bring the popcorn and no bathroom breaks.