To Catch a Thief

Pros: almost everything

Cons: gawdy ball gowns

Review: John Robie (Cary Grant) is a ex-jewel thief that was known as the cat. We find this out when a newspaper is zoomed up on in his villa, an interesting way to find out the plot of a movie. He climbed up walls over roofs and disappeared in the night, just...

Pros: Gorgeous backdrop! Wonderful chemistry! Hitchcock's direction!

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: This is the perfect combination of Hollywood's greatest direction and lead acors from the 1950's. A wonderful classic film not to be missed!

Review: This may not be Hitchcock's most suspenseful film, but what an amazing backdrop against the French Riviera! Cary Grant plays John Robie, a former jewel thief who is now working to clear his name and catch the current copy cat thief whose on the prowl. ...

Pros: Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Monaco, and GRACE KELLY!!!

Cons: nada

Review: I don't see how you can't like this movie. By far my all-time favorite this movie has neraly everything going for it.

First off is the plot. Retired cat thief attempts to clear name in exotic locale (Monaco) with help of stunning female lead...

Pros: Good old suspense

Cons: Not that I can think of

Review: This is a great movie. I love to watch it every chance I get. When I look at recent suspense movies, I always miss the atmosphere of movies like “To Catch a Thief”. Alfred Hitchcock movies from this time period were able to keep you on the edge of...

Pros: Style, stars, glitz, and glamour

Cons: Very much Hitchcock-lite, Not Cary Grant at his best

The Bottom Line: 665 words on why I like, but don't love To Catch A Thief

Review: Hitchcock described a MacGuffin as a device or a gimmick which drives the plot, but which would defy closer examination. With Hitch's To Catch A Thief, the entire darned plot is a MacGuffin. There's something about jewels and burglars and the...

Pros: Grant; Kelly; Williams; Landis; screenplay; costumes; direction

Cons: Not as suspenseful or mysterious as you might expect

The Bottom Line: Francie: I've never caught a jewel thief before. It's stimulating. It's like... John: Like sitting in a hot tub?

Review: John Robie is a jewel thief called the Cat. Or at least he used to be, back in the heyday of his criminal career. He went clean years ago and has been living a quiet, reclusive life in a French chalet, where his main companions are his actual cat and his ...

Pros: Romantic chemistry between Cary Grant and Grace Kelly; liberal humor

Cons: Mystery a little light

The Bottom Line: This may be Hitchcock light, but it is plenty of fun.

Review: Hitchcock made a name for himself with his suspense films.  Then there's To Catch a Thief.  Oh, there's a mystery here.  But the suspense is pretty light and the middle section focuses more on a budding romance then anything ...

Pros: Grace Kelly is stunning, the French countryside

Cons: too many suspects, not enough suspense

The Bottom Line: In a who-stole-the-jewels movie, Grant and Kelly are good, but the story isn't strong enough to support their talents.

Review: Alfred Hitchcock has long been known as one of the kings of the suspense movie, but I think that his direction of To Catch a Thief, was actually in a different direction, and didn't hold up the suspense level of his normal efforts. Cary Grant stars as ...

Pros: Beautiful Cinematography, Edith Head fashions, Grace Kelly's beauty

Cons: Not much of a story

The Bottom Line: Probably as close as Alfred Hitchcock ever got to making a "chick flick," To Catch a Thief is a good date movie with spectacular travelogue footage of the French Riviera.

Review: To Catch a Thief (1955) Alfred Hitchcock makes what amounts to a change of pace from his normal nail biter, in his expertly photographed suspense thriller of a jewel thief whose hunting ground is the French Riviera in To Catch a Thief. ...

Pros: cinematography, costumes, Grace Kelly

Cons: weak story, unlikely romances, plot events

Review: Director Alfred Hitchcock probably intended "To Catch a Thief" to be a change of pace. Hitchcock was deservedly called 'The Master of Suspense', but there's little to be had in this lesser outing. The emphasis instead is on cinematography and...