Charade

1963 comedy-thriller

Rating: 16/20 (Jen: refused to rate)

Plot: Some sketchy dudes are looking for some money that they believe Audrey Hepburn has. Meanwhile, she tries to figure out the identity of her new guy friend who also seems to be after the money.

This coasts on charm, a comedy-thriller that is about as breezy as a movie can be. It feels like a combination of screwball romantic comedies and Hitchcock. The leads do exactly what you'd expect them to do. Audrey Hepburn's a waif with this intoxicating mix of naivete, street smarts, and flirtiness. She knows how to work Cary Grant anyway who, even though I'm not sure he's doing even an ounce of acting, is the perfect guy to deliver these lines, mostly ones that show off his character's dry wit. It's all very charming.

James Coburn, George Kennedy, and Ned Glass are also really good as a trio of thugs searching for that money, and Walter Matthau is also in this thing.