Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

filmtogo What a great movie! It's a classic whodunit film which has a lot of comedy elements because of the performances of Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. Those two having a screwball comedy within a crime thriller and it works fantastic. The chemistry is remarkable and it's fun to see how a brisk and forceful Audrey Hepburn tries to seduce a way older Cary Grant - who knows that and actually says that she could be his daughter. Nice storytelling and ending. Had a blast from start to finish.

christopher-underwood 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.

elvircorhodzic CHARADE is a mysterious comedy about war profiteers, cheaters and a young widow who seeks love in Paris. While on a skiing holiday in Megève, Regina has decided to divorce her husband. She then meets a charming American stranger. On her return to Paris, she finds her apartment is completely empty, and her husband is killed. Following a police investigation, she is given her husband's travel bag, containing a letter addressed to her, a ticket to Venezuela, passports in multiple names and other items. At the funeral, three strange men show up to view the body. She is summoned to meet a CIA administrator at the U.S. Embassy. The truth about her husband is pretty shocking. There is also a charming American with whom she has met during the holiday...The opening scene with a train and corpse is extraordinary. An initial tension is replaced with a morbid humor and an incidental romance. This is a good recipe for a frivolous entertainment. A criminal background of this story is full of unpleasant violence, which is shaped into a shameless joke. A typical game between a cat and mice is cut with an extravagant romance and unexpected plots.The photography, dialogues and soundtrack are at a high level. Characterization is also good.Audrey Hepburn as Regina "Reggie" Lampert is a cheerful and silly young widow, who has found herself in the center of the criminal environment. She is confused and ironic at the same time, however she is charming and romantic, so that her performance will not leave anyone indifferent. Cary Grant as Brian Cruikshank (alias Peter Joshua, alias Alexander Dyle, alias Adam Canfield) is an epitome of a versatility and thievery. He has substituted a lack of aggressiveness with a higher degree of cynicism in his character. Simply, Mr. Grant is a master of a crazy comedy.The chemistry between all the protagonists is very good.There is Walter Matthau as a nice CIA administrator and brutal killer. Ned Glass, James Coburn and George Kennedy are impatient robbers in an awkward contrast.This is a chaotic combination of genres, or rather a charade in the true sense of the word.

Nadstratosfer Gonczy With a whopping 8.0 rating, I expected it to be a fun 60's ride similar perhaps to "Penelope" or "Pink Panther". Turns out to be nothing like these. It's slow and talky. The mystery is barely there, the romance is unbelievable and the comedy and thriller bits get tired quickly because of poor script and heavy-handed direction. Rather than charming and feminine female character I always turn to older movies for, Hepburn is cold and hysterical. No help comes from unmotivated Grant, and Matthau, Coburn and Kennedy are all underused. The most dumbfounding disappointment though is the location: despite being shot in Paris, the movie stays mostly inside seedy hotel rooms and offices, and even when the action takes us outside, we're treated to process shots and fake backgrounds. This gives the film the hopeless, depressing feel of a Disney sitcom, where you know nothing exciting is going to happen as the plot won't escape the constrains of the 5 rooms it's trapped within.Pros: Henry Mancini score, some witty dialogue in the first actCons: Boring, contrived, claustrophobic