Charade (1963)

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I watched this movie because I am a fan of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The story is a romantic thriller with a lot of twists in the plot. Regina (Audrey Hepburn) wants a divorce with her husband and she gets what she wants in a surprising way: her husband was murdered. She is told that three men are going after her to get the 25 million which was stolen from the government by her husband and the three men years ago. Regina falls in love with Peter (Cary Grant) who is a mysterious man and later is discovered with multiple identities. So who killed Regina’s husband and who can be trusted?
 
Audrey’s character is lovable and smart. She knows how to ditches the man that chases her, though not successful every time. And as an audience, I don’t want Cary Grant be the bad guy. I once suspected him as the murderer when he stared Regina on the train. But after all the twists and turns, turns out he is the good guy and I like the happy ending. For the other characters, they are not very memorable and have no character arc at all.

The dialogue is not very memorable. But there are some comedic moments, such as Cary’s bathing scene with his clothes on. Even though the story is a little boring in the beginning, I didn’t care because I just love the charming performance of Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

Premise: Good

Plot: Good
Characters: Good
Dialogue: Average

Recommendation: Recommended

Katharine Hepburn

There are two Hepburns in Hollywood. One is Audrey Hepburn, the other is Katharine Hepburn. The first movie that she caught my attention was Woman of the Year, which she opposited Spencer Tracy.
I bought a biography on her called Beauty and Sadness. She's so confident and charming.
The only female that I would admit beautiful are Vivien Leigh, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly and Katharine Hepburn. They each has their own kind of beauty. If Grace is graceful, then Katharine is charismatic.
I will talk more about her after finishing reading her biography.