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   gggg gggg to really real   
   Re: Charade   
   11 Jul 22 20:28:34   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Monday, July 23, 2012 at 5:02:18 PM UTC-7, really real wrote:   
   > Charade is an interesting mix of a mid 60s action spy-thriller and a   
   > silly comedy. It's got a lot of stylishness to it, and Audrey Hepburn   
   > is, as usual, a delight. Gary Grant seems a bit stereotypical, and I   
   > notice he stopped making movies soon after this. The reviews at the time   
   > commented on how violent some of the scenes were in this fun movie.   
   >   
   > I had real trouble with the silliness of the movie. I guess this   
   > silliness is an aspect of Hollywood movies that some people admire. For   
   > me, though, it makes the movie seem awfully dated.   
   >   
   > One critic compared the tone of Charade to that of North By Northwest,   
   > but don't see that at all. North By Northwest had humorous scenes but it   
   > was a very intense movie. Charade is fluff.   
      
   https://www.slashfilm.com/922006/charade-marked-the-end-of-an-er   
   -for-cary-grants-film-career/   
      
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