One can argue that Hitchcock’s work fluctuated. That the quality of his movies wasn’t constant, but did he ever made a bad movie? Well, did he?
One cannot say that “To Catch a Thief” is a bad movie because it is a great movie and an ode to the beauty of cinema and its visual impact (Oscar for best Cinematography).
The movie tells the story of a former jewel robber (John Robie – Cary Grant) wrongfully indicted of a series of robberies. We follow his attempts to prove his innocence and assist has he falls in love with the beautiful Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly). Some of the dialogues between the couple made me remind the dialogue in “North by Northwest” (1959). The wit of the Screenplay is wonderful, and the Storytelling is done with a great understanding of time and pace.
As always in Hitchcock’s movies, this movie does not end in blissful happiness, the final scene unveils the troubles ahead!
I have to say once more that Grace Kelly is beautiful; she dazzles the camera and her image is still one of the strongest in Hollywood.
Rating: 7,5/10
