Friday, May 29, 2026

In the mood for killing

Not Alfred Hitchcock's best. At times, an annoyingly self-sufficient film in which witty words are used to cover up a rather weak story. And the chemistry between Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren doesn't seem to work very well either. But in any case, it's memorable enough, if only because the main characters are both rather unlikeable and malignant.

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