The Vidiot Reviews

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2013)

North By Northwest
The hardest part of pretending to be someone else is making sure that your stomach contents match up.
Thankfully, the impersonator in this thriller doesn't have to follow his inspiration through the buffet.
When he is mistaken for a person of interest believed to be carrying top-secret microfilm, Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is thrust into the cutthroat world of international intrigue.
Forced to flee after he is framed for the murder of a diplomat, Thornhill travels cross-country with the aid of Eve (Eva Marie Saint), who is secretly working for the men pursuing him (James Mason, Martin Landau).
But it is Thornhill's passion for Eve that later finds him cliffhanging from the faces of Mount Rushmore.
Classic Hitchcock suspense, but energized with unexpected action sequences, this stylish spy-game is one of the director's most exhilarating accomplishments.
Incidentally, the best person to be mistaken for is a million dollar lotto winner.
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