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North By Northwest (1959)
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A strong candidate for the most sheerly entertaining and enjoyable movie ever made by a Hollywood studio (with Citizen Kane, Only Angels Have Wings and Trouble in Paradise running neck and neck). Positioned between the much heavier and more profoundly disturbing Vertigo (1958) and the stark horror of Psycho (1960), North by Northwest (1959) is Alfred Hitchcock at his most effervescent in a romantic comedy-thriller that also features one of the definitive Cary Grant performances. Which is not to say that this is just "Hitchcock Lite"; seminal Hitchcock critic Robin Wood (in his book Hitchcock's...
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| North By Northwest Movie Review by Terrence (5/11/2007) |
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One of the most well-paced action films of all-time North by Northwest from the master himself Alfred Hitchcock is the ultimate popcorn action film much like "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
The film star "Cary Grant" at his most charming as an Ad-Executive you stumble into an international spy game that he doesn't even know...
(complete North By Northwest review by Terrence)
Without a doubt one of the best and most iconic Hitchcock films ever made.
There is simply no escape and Cary Grant makes us feel it every moment of this incredible film.
You could be walking through the desert and, what the hell!, a plane comes out of nowhere...where are you gonna go???
Genius piece of filmmaking.
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North By Northwest (1959) is one of Alfred Hitchcock's most memorable films where his typical strategy of "not giving the audience any inside information" surprises you at every twist. In addition, what make this movie exceptional amongst dark comedy mysteries are the maturity of the relationships and the perceptive...
(complete North By Northwest review by David Hurlbert)
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