North by Northwest

"No, they didn't give me a chaser" North by Northwest is the most fun Alfred Hitchcock movie. Never a dull moment in this one and watching it again is just as fun as the first, second and third time. Anyway, North by Northwest is Hitchcock's action, adventure comedy and it fires on all cylinders. The cast is great starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Jessie Royce Landis. Cary Grant especially seems to have so much fun and it shows. I just love his scenes where he is drunk! And the story just strings you along with Hitchcock's masterful direction. Have you spotted him? The final scene at Mount Rushmore, the scene with the plane, the drunken chase, everything is shot so well. North by Northwest is just one of those films you have to watch. You'll fall in love with Cary Grant, one of the most versatile actors, you see a different side of Hitchcock, a more fun one and those 135 minutes will just fly by. A classic.

Guh. I wrote a comment and then it disappeared. Anyway, this movie is amazing. Cary Grant at his best, Eva Marie Saint at her best, Hitchcock at his best. Just miles better than Vertigo, btdubs, but I'm not here to throw stones. One thing that is hysterical/horrible is the fact that the woman who played Cary Grant's mother WAS NINE MONTHS YOUNGER THAN HIM. Man. That poor actress!