Classic Hitchcock

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2000)

North by Northwest was the last of 4 films Alfred Hitchcock made with Cary Grant, the others being Suspicion, Notorious & To Catch A Thief. These two were a great team. Hitchcock's movies with Grant are among his best. This is a classic suspense film, exploring a popular Hitchcock theme: mistaken identity and a man struggling to prove his innocence. A very young Martin Landau plays a small supporting role, several years before he hit it big on "Mission: Impossible". Eva Marie Saint is sexy, although she doesn't compare to other Hitchcock actresses like Ingrid Bergman or Joan Fontaine. There are some classic moments here and the climactic scenes of this movie are among the most exciting I've ever seen.
North by Northwest is one of the great suspense films of all-time and ranks with Vertigo and Rear Window among Hitchcock's very best films.