Great Entertainment.........

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2000)

North by Northwest
DIRECTION % Nice intercutting scenes and dangerous points for our hero to face (set pieces like the aeroplane scene).
ACTING `% Good all round performances.
EDITING/SPECIAL EFFECTS % Nice set routines.
PLOT '% Complex and deeply suspicious.
STRONG WORDS AND VIOLENCE ETC % Strangely enough, not much here!
MUSIC % Simply incredible, well worth buying for the FULL score.
SOUND % Lovely sounds to convey danger and busy and quiet surroundings which increases tension and drama.
HOOKABILITY % When you see Cary Grant being arrested the movie doesn't let you go..
LASTABILITY -% .until the ending credits start rolling from your rollercoaster ride.
OVERALL % Great entertainment with romance and danger thrown in for good measure.