Hitchcock's masterpiece of entertainment

Rating: 9/10 (19 August 2008)

-North By Northwest-
Top 5 Hitchcock Films
North By Northwest follows the unfortunate series of events that happen to high street advertising agent Roger Thornhill. Roger's a charismatic, sarcastic and smooth individual that is strung into a extraordinary trail of events that leaves him hugely dislocated. Hes used as a ploy agent by the government to prevent Vandamm noticing the real spy spying on them.
Thornhill then finds himself being pursued across America. Along the way, Thornhill also confronts some mysterious romance.
North by Northwest is one of the Hitchcock's most famous films mostly due to the brilliant and iconic sequence where Thornhill is chased by a plane. Ernest Lehman's punchy script mixed with Hitchcock's flawless talent to create easing tension makes North By Northwest a masterpiece.
It achieves on all levels. Its an entertaining adventure,there's comedy, there's romance , there's an amazing storyline mixed with plenty of twists. Cary Grant was great as the unfortunate advertising tycoon, he was both sombre and comical.
Hitchcock produces another Gem with North By Northwest, a little more light hearted than his other masterpieces, Vertigo and The Birds.
9/10