Greatest Hitchcock Movie EVER!!

Rating: 10/10 (2 September 2000)

I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie. This movie has everything. It has action, drama, comedy, lively music(thank you Bernard Herrmann), great costumes(thank you Edith Head), and of course outstanding performances not only by Hitch in directing, but in acting with Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll(He was in every Hitch movie it seemed), and Martin Landau(in his first film role--he was brilliant as Leonard). I love the way Cary Grant says things in such a deadpan way like when he says early in the movie, "Don't tell me where we going, surprise me!" Although long, you will not be bored for a single second. It is really hard for me to believe that Ben-Hur was that great. This movie should have won several oscars. The end is very memorable as well although I won't give it away. This movie had several memorable scenes although without question Cary Grant running from the plane is probably the most famous and one of the most famous in all of movies. One curious note is that Jessie Royce Landis, who also appeared with Grant in To Catch a Thief, plays Grant's mother although Grant is 10 months older than her! Also, make sure you pay attention to the kid in the cafeteria who sticks his fingers in his ears a tad too early! It is a shame that when people mention Hitchcock's name, they think of the horror stuff like Psycho or The Birds or they think of the taut thrillers like Vertigo or Rear Window. Not that there is anything wrong with these movies, it is just that nobody thinks he can direct such a non-stop action picture like this. It may have been the most atypical Hitch movie ever in terms of style, but I feel it is his greatest ever. If you have never seen this movie, you got to go see it now--you'll be glad that you did. I'll leave with another one of my favorite lines in the movie that Cary Grant says to Eva Marie Saint, "How does a girl like you become a girl like you?" WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!!