A classic

Honestly, I’m not really big on Cary Grant (9 movies seen) or Audrey Hepburn (8 movies seen) but since I kept hearing good things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, I thought it was pretty good but I can’t say I found it really amazing. The point is that the story was just way too convoluted and fluffy for my taste and I’m rather amazed that many viewers compare this movie to Hitchcock’s work. Hitchcock’s movies were sometimes complicated but they always made sense and they were terribly smart whereas this movie was honestly full of non-sense and huge plot holes. As far as I’m concerned, if the characters or the makers don’t take the story seriously, why should I? Still, I thought it was quite enjoyable. Indeed, even though her character was rather clueless, Audrey Hepburn was just really charming, as usual. Above all, I thought that Cary Grant was just awesome. I mean, he is basically one of those actors who always plays the same part in every single movie but he is always great anyway. This movie was not an exception. It was one of his last movies and he stood above all the rest of the cast and delivered the best lines. Personally, I didn’t care much about the multiple identity thing and I thought it would have been more interesting if he remained a random guy who get accidentally involved in some shady spy conspiracy but, it didn’t matter, I thought he was great anyway. To conclude, even though it didn’t really blow me away, it remains an entertaining flick, it is a classic, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10