Two cents

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2002)

I know a lot of comments have been offered up for this movie but seeing as this is my favorite movie of all time, I figured I need to toss my two cents is as well.
In my opinion this is movie perfection. From the beginning you know that Marion is (for 1960) a rather unscrupulous woman, but you like her. Albeit a poor decision-maker, she's strong and courageous. You follow her along through her folly, wondering, `Will she get away with it?' Will she come to her senses?' And when she finally does with the help of poor, lovable, goofy Norman, the whole thing takes a twist that you could never have seen coming from a movie made back then. The cinematography is excellence, I have yet to see it's like again. The remake made a great attempt but it just didn't feel the same. The performances are as pure as Ivory soap. This is the one movie that I can sit through time and again and it only makes me love it more. The man was a genius and obviously at the top of his craft here. That's my take. What's yours?