A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
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Plot: A family vacationing in Morocco accidentally stumble on to an assassination plot and the conspirators are determined to prevent them from interfering.This is one of Hitchcock's worst films easily. The story is not interesting in the least, its not suspenseful, every character acts like an idiot, and the pacing is excoriating. James Stewart is the only good thing in this film, his performance helps it, too bad his character along with his wife are beyond stupid but that's beside the point.Overall, this is one of my least favorite Hitchcock films to date, if you want to watch ones that are worth your time, watch Rope, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder and The Birds, don't even bother with this.
Hitchcock's version of the classic oldie brings us few new things, but also doesn't fall far behind from the original. Story about a family that's being dragged into an assassination plot in Mexico that goes terribly wrong is always up-to-date, especially when mixed with a mysterious dash of Orient. Stewart and Day do their work in a correct manner, and so does the great Alfred behind the cameras. Ending will go on to be a little bit tacky, but that is expected since this is after all a movie for the entire family. The man who knew too much" is an average oldie which means it is a decent movie overall.
Where do I start: When I was just a little boy, I asked my mother what will I watch? Will it be scary, will it be funny and here is what she said to me. Watch, "The Man Who Knew Too Much – Too Much", the flick was directed by Hitchcock and the ending will scare the pants off. But it did not – did not yet still ended up being loads of fun. Ah well - what will be will be. Meh – I can do this so long and then I lose track. Two of my favorite stars tackle this masterpiece head-on, escorting it to the big screen; delivering a spine-tingling white-knuckle ride of a masterpiece. I have always liked James Stewart and Doris is – well – just plain outstanding. For some, "Que Sera Sera," might have been over-sung, but I didn't think so. She has such a beautiful voice, and this was designed for her songbird voice. OK – enough babble. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. As in all the Alfred Hitchcock productions I have seen, this does not disappoint. The acting is superb and the directing is ahead of its time. I highly recommend this thriller to everyone.
Pleasant enough diversion but not one of Hitchcock's best. The Brixton, Camden and Marrakech locations are great but the sets and back projections less so. There are one or two scenes in Marrakech where it is almost all back projection. I wonder sometimes if Hitch actually enjoyed the artifice and thought it fun to try to deceive. Rear view from a taxi, okay but almost entire market scenes, I don't think so. Anyway its colourful and engaging with Stewart and Day just about holding things together with not too much help from a seemingly hapless Bernard Miles. There are moments when the score and even the action seem to anticipate the far superior Vertigo but there is enough to keep things going and those real location shots are priceless.