Charade[1963]
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Grant
Walter Mattau
[poster courtesy of moviegoods.com]
Starring:
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Grant
Walter Mattau
average rating: ★★★★
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performance: ★★★
screenplay: ★★★★
plot/storyline: ★★★★
cinematography: ★★★★
~
Murder Mystery / Romance
Charade is a very silly movie, actually, though I'm sure that back in the 60's it was considered scary. When we first watched it, however, I do remember thinking that it had a good plot for the era, one that was genuinely unpredictable.
The story centers around a young woman named Regina Lambert (Hepburn) who's husband recently died, leaving her with three thugs on her tail, chasing her for a quarter of a million dollars that they think she simply must have. At first she seems to have a man named Peter Joshua (Grant) on her side, a man whom she falls in love with. But is he really Peter Joshua, and who's side is he really on? Meanwhile, a man from the American Embassy, Mr. Bartholomew (Mattau) claims that this quarter of a million dollars belongs to the government, though he is someone who seems to really be on her side.
Performances of Audrey and Cary are the same as they are in any of their other movies, but just as endearing. One of the best parts of the movie is when Cary Grant, after being coaxed to take a shower in Audrey's room, stubbornly and hilariously takes a shower in his full suit, claiming that it was a "drip-dry" suit and that the manufacturers recommended it to keep the suit in shape.
The movie is quick-paced and funny - definitely worth the watch.
~
performance: ★★★
screenplay: ★★★★
plot/storyline: ★★★★
cinematography: ★★★★
~
Murder Mystery / Romance
Charade is a very silly movie, actually, though I'm sure that back in the 60's it was considered scary. When we first watched it, however, I do remember thinking that it had a good plot for the era, one that was genuinely unpredictable.
The story centers around a young woman named Regina Lambert (Hepburn) who's husband recently died, leaving her with three thugs on her tail, chasing her for a quarter of a million dollars that they think she simply must have. At first she seems to have a man named Peter Joshua (Grant) on her side, a man whom she falls in love with. But is he really Peter Joshua, and who's side is he really on? Meanwhile, a man from the American Embassy, Mr. Bartholomew (Mattau) claims that this quarter of a million dollars belongs to the government, though he is someone who seems to really be on her side.
Performances of Audrey and Cary are the same as they are in any of their other movies, but just as endearing. One of the best parts of the movie is when Cary Grant, after being coaxed to take a shower in Audrey's room, stubbornly and hilariously takes a shower in his full suit, claiming that it was a "drip-dry" suit and that the manufacturers recommended it to keep the suit in shape.
The movie is quick-paced and funny - definitely worth the watch.
[poster courtesy of moviegoods.com]
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