Review of Marnie (1964) by Alejandro M — 03 Aug 2012

Brilliant, perhaps Hitchcock's finest film, my favourite. Sean Connery occupies his Bond character and I'm sure his secretary in Marnie plays Miss Moneypenny. Tippi Hedren is deserving of an Oscar for her performance. Some errors: her brown gloves would leave identifiable prints on safe handle. Whenever I start a job, I have eagle eyes on me at every moment, so how is Marnie able to devise ways to steal? When she comes off her horse she should suffer some injury considering not wearing helmet. The colour red is ubiquitous. Connery's character is remarkably unfazed when storm sends shrapnel threw office window on Saturday hours.

Whats wrong with the critics that slam this movie? The casting is perfect, costumes and decor are thoroughly researched. The pacing is consistent. There are some silly zoom in shots but that was the director's trademark. Great line when Marnie is saved from drowning on honeymoon about not being fed to fish.