Review of North by Northwest (1959) by Anton A — 10 Jul 2011

Incredibly ridiculous plots.. characters behaving like lobotomized idiots.

This review of North by Northwest (1959) was written by Anton A on 10 Jul 2011.

North by Northwest has generally received very positive reviews.

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My score 99 Metascore / User score 98 / 80 Tomatometer / Audience score 99 / 94 IMDB 83 (92)…

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