Funnily enough this is one
of the best thrillers ever made but it's also one of the dumbest ones
as well. Roman Polanski knows how to build tension and the story
telling is the best part of this movie. Too bad the story is so
ridiculously unbelievable that I just can't watch this one with a
straight face. I need to spoil it a bit, but believe me it doesn't
affect the viewing much at all as you'll still see a technically
brilliant thriller and how idiotic the story is, even if you know the
part which kind of makes the whole movie seem ridiculous. It's of
course the whole elaborate plan of switching suitcases to smuggle
something into the country but then instead of switching them back
they rather kidnap the wife and of course without telling the husband
about it, so he's left there to figure things out himself. I mean
come on, that feels almost like an insult towards the intelligence of
the viewer or then the bad guys are deliberately portrayed as idiots,
which would be kind of like saying that your movie is not worth
taking seriously. Either way, that's the downfall of this movie. And
it's a shame as otherwise this one is a brilliant Hitchcockian
thriller. Harrison Ford is great as the doctor lost in Paris while
trying to find his wife and Emmanuelle Seigner is a perfect counter
part for him. That with Polanski's style and great score by Ennio
Morricone make this a highly enjoyable thriller. Too bad I just can't
see past the stupid plot on this one, especially since the movie
reminds you of it in every turn on the way.
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