After the wonderful fun and colourful opening credits we have to wait until the final quarter of an hour for the film to equal it. For the most part this is a rather drawn out and ridiculous and unfunny caper with a few amusing moments. Cary Grant is as good as he usually is at this period of the sixties (only okay) and Audrey Hepburn, who many love and I struggle with as much as she does her parts. Here she about half Grant's age and is presumably asked to play it like a silly schoolgirl. Meanwhile she is asked to display all this haute couture stuff and whoever thought it was a good idea to display clothes on that body must be having a laugh. Sad and cringe making at times there are just enough moments, especially those with Walter Matthau to keep this going until the delirious last section. Why, oh why couldn't we have had more of this? Instead of a motley collection of gents in hotel rooms we could have been out in the sunny streets of Paris. There is colour, there is suspense, there is even romance as we race and chase in full on colour, including a scene at the stamp fair and a fantastic sequence down in the glistening metro passage ways and on the trains. A glorious ending to a very average film.

It is really unusual to find an excellent, big-budget movie like "Charade" (1963) in the $2 DVD bin. Put it down to the fact that copyright was not renewed when it expired in 1991. Thus the movie is now available worldwide on at least thirteen different labels. Even when compressed, the DVD quality still rates at around 8/10 on most labels. And at least three of them feature excellent transfers that will cost you no more than two dollars.An exciting blend of mystery and romance, with a few comic touches thrown in, this Parisian-set, Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant vehicle comes to a really suspenseful climax on the Metro and in a deserted theater. Stanley Donen's direction of this "Charade" is always right on the ball, and if George Kennedy's villain doesn't frighten you out of your lethargy, you may need to take a refresher course in movie menace.

Not often I leave reviews, but after watching this rather forgotten movie classic I felt the need to encourage others who have yet the pleasure to become acquainted (lol) with this classic. Great cast, Audrey Hepburn is simply fantastic, watta sexy female actor, who you can't keep your eyes off. Carry Grant is again as in most of his work, excellent, in this well paced, fast super charged who done it? It's great, that's why the average score is 8, I might of given this a 9, which I rarely do, but this, well its just a cut above the rest. Thrilling exciting, sexy, great plot, some stunning architectural highlights that caught me, but this movie will probably grab your full attention, with some other detail, simply a stunningly sumptuous thriller with laughs. Cue Cary Grant, the supporting cast of Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy plus all others are all outstanding. Let's also give credit to the writer's for a great script, Peter Stone.Thanx for this gem, great movie, great cast, great everything. Much appreciated by myself, so I hope to spread the joy.... Cheers John

I love how Audrey Hepburn's character became a purser this time as Cary Grant was sick and tired of filming romantic movies with other stars. Still it was quite romantic at the same time and to be honest, this film reminds you of James Bond a bit. It was even frightening too like I honestly didn't expect some of the scenes where I got a few jumpscares when one of the CIA agents got killed by Walter Matthau's character! I suppose in the 60's, they were experiencing the darker side of stories rather than mostly the sweet movies from the 1950's you normally would see! I swear Hepburn was just stunning as usual on this like really, she should've starred in more movies with Grant as she was the right woman for him to play as his lover. I even liked her yellow coat, it just looked fabulous on her, no wonder girls would want to be like her. I have to say, I would be the same myself if I wasn't so lazy lol! Anyways this was a great film with a lotta action and of course having three legends on this, makes the movie very enjoyable to watch. I give this a 8/10!