North by Northwest

Pros: Cary Grant. Suspenseful, entertaining movie.

Cons: Nothing

The Bottom Line: North by Northwest has stood the test of time as one of Hitchcock's best movies. Fans of his movies or Cary Grant should enjoy this one.

Review: Alfred Hitchcock created some of the most suspenseful movies ever made during his career as a director. I've seen and enjoyed many of his movies. Over the last few years I have added several of his movies to my DVD collection. North by ...

Pros: Cary Grant, Direction, Story, Score, Supporting cast

Cons: Only a quibble or two - read review

The Bottom Line: The most entertaining Alfred Hitchcock movie, North by Northwest is #24 on the Internet Movie Database list of top films.

Review: North by Northwest (1959) "War is hell, Mr Thornhill, even if it's a cold one." North by Northwest seems to be the movie where all Hitchcock's powers as a filmmaker came together. It takes a case of mistaken identity and plays it ...

Pros: Hitchcock got everything perfect on this one: casting, production and script.

Cons: It gives crop-dusters a bad name.

The Bottom Line: As screenwriter Ernest Lehman says, "This is the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures."

Review: A man stands alone at a deserted crossroads in the middle of a prairie. A crop-dusting plane drones in the background, spraying the air on the horizon. The sun beats down mercilessly. The man, dressed in a charcoal-gray suit, is nervously awaiting a...

Pros: Great performance by Cary Grant and plenty of suspense.

Cons: North By Northwest? No cons here!

The Bottom Line: Perfect hurricane riding out entertainment.

Review: And so it came to pass that on Saturday, the 4th of September 2004, I was in the midst of getting a severe case of cabin fever from being cooped up and waiting for hurricane (Sgt Hulka Voice on) Frances (Hulka voice off). After seeing all the weather ...

Pros: Action, twists, scenery, score, acting

Cons: One awkward scene, dated aspects

The Bottom Line: This is quintessential Hitcock, that does almost everything right.

Review: Who is George Kaplan? Well, he is not Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive from New York City, played perfectly by Cary Grant, but the bad guys (James Mason and Martin Landau) become, due to a weird incident involving misunderstandings, thoroughly ...

Pros: Cary Grant's portrayal, well crafted screenplay, that crop duster scene

Cons: A couple of convenient plot flaws

The Bottom Line: Highly Recommended: North by Northwest is certainly one of Hitchcock's best. Cary Grant cuts a fine action hero while there are some classic suspenseful scenes.

Review: The 1950’s were certainly a golden era for Alfred Hitchcock. Over the course of that decade he shot what many consider to be his greatest movies: Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho (1960) and North by Northwest. Not enough? Well he also had Strangers on ...

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Review: I have this list (or at least a general sense) of movies that I should see at some point in my life. I had wanted to see this movie for several reasons. First, there’s that famous crop-duster scene. Second, I figure that I should see at least one Cary ...

Pros: Cary Grant and Hitchcock, say no more.

Cons: None worth mentioning.

The Bottom Line: See Cary Grant takes on spies, airplanes, and Teddy Roosevelt.

Review: If there was ever a film that keeps me glued to my seat while bringing a grin to my face, it's Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest". Coming at the tail end of one of the Master's most productive decades, the film combines all the best elements of ...

Pros: The cast, the script, the direction, the score.

Cons: Cary Grant takes his shirt off. (What?! Nothing's perfect. I had to find something!

The Bottom Line: A great, great movie.

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Pros: Hitchcock, Grant, Mason, Eva Marie Saint, and Mount Rushmore

Cons: None that I can't swallow without flinching

Review: Yes, that's right. As might be expected, this is one of my favorite movies, and definitely one (if not THE one) of my favorite Hitchcock films. Alfred succeeds in capturing your interest from the instant the opening credits appear.

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