Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

TheBigSick Alfred Hitchcock has been long recognized as one of the greatest film directors of all time, and is famous for his slow-building approach to mystery thrillers. Nevertheless, he overdoes it in this film "To catch a thief". The pace is too slow, and many scenes are irrelevant to the resolve of the mystery and thus useless in pushing forward the plot.

animausimages 1955's "To Catch a Thief", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, and Brigitte Auber. Hitchcock is of course hailed as an auteur master of suspense and tension, and his "Vertigo" regularly dukes it out with Welles' "Citizen Kane" for consideration of the greatest film of all time. However, "To Catch a Thief" plays it cool, with much less suspense than your typical Hitchcockian fare. Focusing on the exploits of a retired jewel thief (Cary Grant), he breezily lives in the South of France, and discovers that he needs to clear his name after the exploits from a copycat burglar put him at risk with the authorities. Grace Kelly shows up as the wealthy daughter of a potential target, who sees through Grant's charms. Their chemistry is palpable (I'm curious if their scene where they make out while fireworks flash in the background inspired the term, "...and then fireworks ensued?") and a treat. "TCaT" also won an Oscar for best cinematography, as Hitchcock was experimenting with wide angle lenses now common place today. But as the characters cruise around the cliffs of France, it's tough to say there's much else going on, other than some overt commentary on how nice being casually rich is.It was really interesting to watch the scene where Kelly recklessly speeds their car through twisty roads, as it was a traffic accident that killed her in real life. Fun and effortless entertainment, can only go so far it seems. By the end of the movie, you have to wonder at the surprise twist if it wasn't the person it needed to be for maximum effect. This is one caper that is guilty of relative underachievement.3/5For more thoughts, check out: http://animausimages.blogspot.ca/

gnc98 Admittedly I haven't seen many Alfred Hitchcock movies. I'm familiar with his work and I've seen staples like Birds and Psycho, so I mostly associate Hitchcock with thrillers. While To Catch a Thief is still a thriller, it's odd to me to see Hitchcock involved in a romantic film. That's not to say To Catch a Thief is your typical romance flick, as it focuses on John Robie, a retired cat burglar formerly known as the "Cat" (very on the nose) trying to clear his name after a new "Cat" arises. While most of the film is dedicated to this, there are segments involving Robie's love interest, Frances, who he ultimately gets into a relationship with by the time he proves his innocence. Now I personally am not much of a romantic film guy. I don't mind romance per se, but I can't stand "quirky" romcoms or films completely dedicated to telling the story of how two people fell in love. It's just not my thing. The way Robie and Frances are handled here is tolerable for me. I think it was done well, and I didn't have to suspend any disbelief at the end when they got together. It made sense and didn't get in the way of the main story, which I found to be more urgent anyways. Now even though I haven't seen much Hitchcock, I'm aware of his affinity for plot twists, and to no one's surprise, this movie has its fair share. There are three big one's I can think of, the first being the red herring with Foussard, who dies after having an altercation with Robie on a rooftop. The second is during the masquerade ball where Frances removes the mask that Robie had been wearing before, and it reveals Hughson, who took Robie's place so he could escape the police. The last is soon after, where the new "Cat" is revealed to be Danielle, Foussard's daughter. If I'm being completely honest, I called the last one right after being introduced to the character. I'm sure at the time for other people it was huge, but so many people have been inspired by Hitchcock's work, watching any thriller in a similar vein nowadays will get you used to those kinds of reveals since they copy him so much. Despite this, the film was very good. I enjoyed the cast and story, and I thought the twists, although somewhat predictable, were fun and kept the movie at a steady pace. It's by no means the best thriller I've ever seen, but I did enjoy it for what it was.

Desertman84 Cary Grant and Grace Kelly stars in this Alfred Hitchcock classic about a retired cat burglar who is being set up by a jewel thief who is at large on the Riviera.Jessie Royce Landis,John Williams,Charles Vanel and Brigitte Auber co-star in this 1955 classic.There is a jewel thief that is at large on the Riviera and all the evidence of his/her crime points to a retired cat burglar John Robie as his ways of burglary are being copied.Robie,who was able to escape the law,pleads innocence and has decided to find out who is behind all this new crime wave that has been happening.With the aid of a reluctant detective H. H. Hughson,they decide to monitor bejeweled wealthy vacationers to find out the identity of the jewel thief.No question that this has become a landmark film in Hollywood being the last film of Grace Kelly,who gave up her acting career to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco and decided to go into philanthropy works thereafter.Aside from that,fans are treated into a comedic and enjoyable film wherein the viewers are charmed no end by the good looks of both Cary Grant and Grace Kelly.In addition to that,we are also treated to a lightweight Hitchcock film considering as the story was told in a relaxed mood as compared to most of his films.Overall,it was an fun film to watch.