Saw #ToCatchaThief. Starts breezily, & then the breezes increase into utter inconsequentiality. On purpose? …
… Maybe after you make a masterpiece like Rear Window, you get to relax a little.
#ToCatchaThief. Really liked the early shots of that black cat, the 2nd unit helicopter chase, & the general wide-eyed touristical ogling …
… of the preposterously stunning South-of-France. Also the cheeky shots of the chicken, & that cigarette butt.
#ToCatchaThief. Features some interesting sub-Verdoux stuff on criminal larcenies & the bigger institutional atrocities …
… that no one seems to mind. Not so sure their hearts are in it, however.
#ToCatchaThief. Notably sexy. The Kelly character’s directness is quite striking. Healthy too, as far as it goes …
… I think the “do you want a leg or a breast” scene is great. On the other hand the fireworks, like the idiotic train/tunnel shot …
… at the end of North by Northwest, now seem pretty obvious & pretty dumb, at least from this distance.