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North by Northwest




Connor Macgregor Reviews...North By Northwest

Hitchcock is a classic director. and today i get to review one of his masterpieces that could never be remade...hopefully.

New York advertising executive Roger Thornhill is kidnapped by a gang of spies led by Philip Vandamm, who believe Thornhill is CIA agent George Kaplan. Thornhill escapes, but must find Kaplan in order to clear himself of a murder it is believed he committed. Following Kaplan to Chicago as a fugitive from justice, Thornhill is helped by beautiful Eve Kendall. In Chicago, she delivers a message to Kaplan that almost costs Thornhill his life when he is chased across a cornfield by a crop-dusting plane.

This film is a timeless classic for many reasons. Firstly its a spy story. Spy stories can rarely be handled well in movies because its difficult to potray it as realistic (Except several 007 Movies). However Hitchcock`s direction is as usual fantastic. The story is easy to be drawn into and you feel like you are going on a adventure you will never be able to go on again.
Cary Grant is the film. His performance was hard to get into at first but eventually i bought it and it made a great character. Roger Thornhill is a great character whose personality changes through the film. Eva Marie Saint is one of the perfect leading ladies. She is sexy,smart and a character with a personality (Which you rarely get in films today).

Many great scenes that make Hitchcock a great director. the most infamous is the plane sequence where Thornhill survives an assisnation attempt by a plane. No CGI and No cheap Effects. A real plane was used for the scene and it works and its a great scene. Its only brief but its the build up that makes it memorable. Thornhill is waiting for the contact and then the plane comes and then everything else is infamous.

Overall NBNW is a timeless classic and One Of Hitchcock`s best films. I hope people see it because its worth watch.

Rating - 100% - A+