An old movie, but hardly dated

Rating: Null/10 (28 December 1999)

I'll admit that I'm not a huge fan of old movies, but I watched this one because Hitchcock directed it. While certainly not his best, it reminded me of "North by Northwest": an innocent man being chased across the country by the bad guys.
I was afraid that it would be really dated and slow, but this was not the case. In fact, there are one or two scenes in there that are really suspenseful (the party scene, for instance). I kept hearing about the climactic Statue of Liberty scene at the end, but it gave me a sort of unsatisfied "Is that all?" feeling. Also (and don't read on if you haven't seen the movie), why in the world does Barry Kane try to help Fry as he's about to plummet to his death? Fry killed his best friend and is responsible for him being chased across the nation, yet Kane risks his own life to save him! Perhaps it would have been better if the two of them started scuffling around on the statue's hand instead - that would have been much more exciting.
Aside from the letdown of a conclusion, the film is actually quite good. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys Hitchcock's films.