dissapointing

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2003)

when i learned about this movie i expected to watch a movie with the same style that hitchcock's earlier film "sabotage", but i was wrong. the movie is like "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" and "THE 39 STEPS" only worse. the movie is about a man who is wrongfully accused of commiting sabotage in an airplane factory of some sort and he begins a chase trough all the country to discover the real saboteur. the movie has some good scenes like the beggining where the factory is sabotaged and the final scene up in the statue of liberty, i have to admit this final scene is excellent and you are on your nerves all the time, but this doesn't compensate the bad stuff.

the acting is horrible except for the blind man. robert cummings is a terrible actor, he is rock faced, he's inexpresive and he isn't convincing at all (he is a jerk), the real saboteur is terribly miscast and the rest of the cast is below average. the worst part is the totally ludicrous scene of the freak circus, it's extremely dull.
i hate to say this but donÂ´t go to see this movie, if you do you'll be sorry. this is a black hole in hitchcock's career, but he has done worse (topaz, to catch a thief). 3/10.