Review of Torn Curtain (1966) by Adam Z — 05 Sep 2007
The point where Hitchcock began to run out of steam, his classic years recently behind him. The problems with 'Torn Curtain' aren't always obvious: all the hallmarks of the great man's work are here, just as they are in his other films, it's just that it feels a bit like an attempt at a 'Hitchcock Greatest Hits'.
When Newman and Andrews have to find a way to escape the theatre near the end, you know you've been here before (39 Steps, North By Northwest) and that's a huge issue all over the film in various scenes.
The two leads are woefully mis-cast, especially Andrews who is great at playing flying Nannies and singing nuns, but a Physicist?!? On the plus side, there are two scenes which live up to Hitch's best (the killing of Gromek and the fantastically tense bus set-piece) but not nearly enough to recommend it above even 'Topaz', which at least tried something different in its approach.
This review of Torn Curtain (1966) was written by Adam Z on 05 Sep 2007.
Torn Curtain has generally received positive reviews.
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