Review: North by Northwest (1959)

North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was decent motion picture. The sets of the film where more or less thought out, but the story was not the most memorable.

The movie was said to be a Romance, Mystery, Action movie, which it was, but the balance was of and the transitions were very sudden. At one moment characters Roger O. Thornhill, played by Carl Grant, and  Eve Kendall, played by Eva Marie Saint, are staring deep into each others eyes, but moments later  they are running from gun shots. The sets had an interesting design and were able to create some interesting and very small but well worth affects. For example, one of the beginning scenes taking place in a library, had hundreds of book that a first look are straight but if you look closer they are slightly slanted along with their book shelves. This gives a sense of distortion and an panic. But other sets were not the best like:

In this scene you see Eve Kendall hanging off by her finger tips (literally). Unfortunately this scene if physically impossible and not as well made as the rest. Even with the tiny flaws in the movie north by north west is still worth watching if your into old style romantic films.

Total Rating: 1/2 kings