Charade (1963)

Charade (1963) Move Clip


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

The Signature Collection - Cary Grant and Vivien Leigh

I bought 2 signature collections of Cary Grant and Vivien Leigh.


Notorious (1946) Clip

The collection of Cary Grant includes:
1. Notorious (1946) (with Ingrid Bergman)
2. Suspicion (1941)
3. To Catch a Thief (1955) (with Grace Kelly)
4. North By Northwest (1959)
5. The Philadelphia Story (1940) (with Katharine Hepburn and James Stewart)
6. An Affair to Remember (1957) (My favourite)
7. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
8. Destination Tokyo (1943)
9. Monkey Business (1952) (with Marilyn Monroe)
10.Brining Up Baby (1938) (with Katharine Hepburn)
11.His Girl Friday (1940)


Gone with the Wind Trailer

The collection of Vivien Leigh includes
1. Gone with the Wind (1939) (with Clark Gable and is one of my favourites)
2. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
3. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) (I'm sorry but I think it's boring)
4. Fire Over England (1937)
5. Anna Karenina (1948)
6. That Hamilton Woman (1941)
7. Dark Journey (1937)
8. Sidewalks of London (1938)
9. Storm In A Teacup (1937)

I havne't finished watching all yet. But I found the acting by Cary Grant was versatile. He can act a variety of characters.
I realized that I prefer Cary Grant and James Stewart much more than Marlon Brando (coz his role in A Streetcar Named Desire was destructive). And I like Katharine Hepburn more and more because her roles are lighter. They make you feel happy.

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bringing Up Baby (1938) Trailer

A comedy by Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn. The centre of the story is a leopard named Baby. They called to zoo to take it but have to find it back for her aunt. And then their tamed leopard was mixed up with another wild leopard from the zoo. Their acting are a bit exaggerated, but funny to watch!
I watched the other films co-acted by them, too. For example, the Holiday, the Philadelphia Story. All are terrific!

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Watched Music & Lyrics (2007). It's a cheesy story.
In Garfield (2004), the main character is proposing to his girlfriend. The the bell boy helped him to make things right. The scene is funny because the bell boy said, "That makes you Hugh Grant."
And then with more tips, he said, "Ah ha! That's Cary Grant!"

Saw a DVD (£12.99) which includes 4 movies of Cary Grant. It also starred Katherine Hepburn.

Cary Grant - North by Northwest (1959), Notorious (1946), His Girl Friday (1940), An Affair to Remember (1957), Walk, Don't Run (1966)

I watched a number of Cary Grant movies: North by Northwest (1959), Notorious (1946), His Girl Friday (1940), An Affair to Remember (1957) and Walk, Don't Run (1966). He's really a legend.


North by Northwest (1959) Trailer

I started noticing his movies from An Affair to Remember. And I read the talent files included in DVD.


An Affair to Remember (1957) Trailer

Walk, Don't Run was his last motion picture. The movie was very hilarious. It was said that this was the only movie which he didn't get the girl. Interesting, huh?