Hitchcock takes you for an enjoyable winding ride

Rating: 10/10 (7 January 2007)

A brilliant example of a classic Hitchcock technique that has been matched by none is his ability to draw the audience's attention to a very specific item in the film, only to have that item end up completely irrelevant in the end. Marion stealing the $40,000 seems crucial to where the film is going when it happens, and when you realize that it holds no real relevance to the plot, it intensifies the classic and surprising ending. Hitchcock has a way of leading the watcher one way and immediately taking a sharp turn in another direction - a true testament to why he is one of the greatest filmmakers in history.