Review of Arabesque (1966) by Jenn S — 31 Aug 2005

[u]Arabesque[/u] is a Bond-style mystery and action romp created by Hitchcock for a wide audience - mimicking some of the humour and styles popular in other films at the time. It is a fun and delightful film - boy tries to break Egyptian code, boy meets girl, boy is confused by girl and romance is complicated, boy is threatened, and boy tries to save Egyptian leader from assassians.

This film is packed with action and humour, and after several amusing sidetracks and incidents, everything miraculously falls into place. Some of the more amusing and thrilling scenes include the London Zoo chase, the royal guard scene, and the 'drunken' scene (done equally well in [u]North By Northwest[/u]).

This film is worth a watch, and even those of you who dislike old films will probably enjoy this one.