Steineded How sad is this?

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

christopher-underwood After the wonderful fun and colourful opening credits we have to wait until the final quarter of an hour for the film to equal it. For the most part this is a rather drawn out and ridiculous and unfunny caper with a few amusing moments. Cary Grant is as good as he usually is at this period of the sixties (only okay) and Audrey Hepburn, who many love and I struggle with as much as she does her parts. Here she about half Grant's age and is presumably asked to play it like a silly schoolgirl. Meanwhile she is asked to display all this haute couture stuff and whoever thought it was a good idea to display clothes on that body must be having a laugh. Sad and cringe making at times there are just enough moments, especially those with Walter Matthau to keep this going until the delirious last section. Why, oh why couldn't we have had more of this? Instead of a motley collection of gents in hotel rooms we could have been out in the sunny streets of Paris. There is colour, there is suspense, there is even romance as we race and chase in full on colour, including a scene at the stamp fair and a fantastic sequence down in the glistening metro passage ways and on the trains. A glorious ending to a very average film.

elvircorhodzic CHARADE is a mysterious comedy about war profiteers, cheaters and a young widow who seeks love in Paris. While on a skiing holiday in Megève, Regina has decided to divorce her husband. She then meets a charming American stranger. On her return to Paris, she finds her apartment is completely empty, and her husband is killed. Following a police investigation, she is given her husband's travel bag, containing a letter addressed to her, a ticket to Venezuela, passports in multiple names and other items. At the funeral, three strange men show up to view the body. She is summoned to meet a CIA administrator at the U.S. Embassy. The truth about her husband is pretty shocking. There is also a charming American with whom she has met during the holiday...The opening scene with a train and corpse is extraordinary. An initial tension is replaced with a morbid humor and an incidental romance. This is a good recipe for a frivolous entertainment. A criminal background of this story is full of unpleasant violence, which is shaped into a shameless joke. A typical game between a cat and mice is cut with an extravagant romance and unexpected plots.The photography, dialogues and soundtrack are at a high level. Characterization is also good.Audrey Hepburn as Regina "Reggie" Lampert is a cheerful and silly young widow, who has found herself in the center of the criminal environment. She is confused and ironic at the same time, however she is charming and romantic, so that her performance will not leave anyone indifferent. Cary Grant as Brian Cruikshank (alias Peter Joshua, alias Alexander Dyle, alias Adam Canfield) is an epitome of a versatility and thievery. He has substituted a lack of aggressiveness with a higher degree of cynicism in his character. Simply, Mr. Grant is a master of a crazy comedy.The chemistry between all the protagonists is very good.There is Walter Matthau as a nice CIA administrator and brutal killer. Ned Glass, James Coburn and George Kennedy are impatient robbers in an awkward contrast.This is a chaotic combination of genres, or rather a charade in the true sense of the word.

macpet49-1 Audrey, Audrey--can't get (by now ancient) Cary to return her advances. He's obviously too embarrassed to get into a convo with her about the sexual inadequacies of elderly men. Cary looks like he's just doing a read through with the script around a table. He's not committed. He's relying on his humor to help him survive the filming. He's so tired looking--in fact, for most of the film he has a wan, grey pallor to his skin. Poor Audrey is flitting between murderers after her lost treasure while the audience waits for something to happen. The best actor is the little kid ("I berrcccchhhied it in zee gahden!"). Kennedy's fake hook hangs way too long for his body and he is prone to overacting. I like Coburn's cords. Between Audrey's breath (she was a chain smoker) and Grant's Polident odor, the kissing is rather bland and I'd say must've been tasteless. It's difficult to deep kiss a person with dentures. The scenery is great though. Aaaaaah, Paree!

Brucey D A woman finds she knew even less than she thought about her secretive and recently murdered husband. Worse yet, it seems he had twice-stolen money; both the authorities and his former accomplices want it back. But when more people start dying, who can she really trust?.As I write this, there are already 263 reviews on IMDb for this film. It is unlikely that I have anything entirely novel to say about it, yet I still feel compelled to give my impressions of this excellent film, having just seen it for about the fifth time.Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn are excellent here; despite his advancing years Grant is pretty spry and Hepburn is as lovely as ever, if painfully skinny-looking.Comparisons are made with Hitchcock films, and not without some justification; Cary Grant rushing around under an assumed identity, helping a beautiful woman involved in a mystery, it is reminiscent of 'North by Northwest'.But this film is really its own thing. The dialogue is so sharp and witty, particularly in the first half of the film; it is difficult to imagine anyone else saying those lines. (BTW this feeling is in no way diminished by the idiotic and lacklustre 'truth about charlie' remake). There are even a few goofy moments and sight gags too (such as when Inspector Grandpierre is watching the Punch and Judy show; I missed that before).There really isn't an on-screen moment wasted, and as it goes on the film's pace and seriousness both increase to a crescendo. I won't spoil it for the first time viewer, but you really are kept guessing, right up to the end.Weirdly this film is in the public domain because of a copyright marking cock-up. My advice is -if watching a video/DVD- to get the best quality version you can find; this film deserves it.