Light hearted Hitchcock

Rating: 9/10 (30 April 2010)

North by Northwest is a lighthearted film (for a Hitchcock movie at
least) about a man (Carry Grant) who is mistaken for a secret agent by
a shadowy organization who proceed to try and kill him. North by
Northwest is a strange film I'm not sure how to categorize it but if
forced to i would call it an espionage thriller/romantic comedy , or
maybe a James Bond movie without James Bond if that makes any sense.
The film is filled with an expert cast of actors who made the film fun
and engaging all the way through .Expertly directed by the talented
Alfred Hitcock. The only minor problem I see in the film is that the
jokes in the film didn't age very well in my opinion and seem too
artificial by today's standards. I think a few of the one liners could
have been left out. But then again a lot of the film's personality
comes from the comedy in the movie as well as the chemistry between the
actors. If you like this film i would be more inclined to recommend
comedies than espionage thrillers maybe the first few Bond movies with
Sean Connery or for that matter i would recommend other Hitchcock
movies all of which are very good.