Charade (DVD, 1997, Front Row Entertainment)

PLOT: LOVELY REGINA LAMBERT (AUDREY HEPBURN) IS SOON A WIDOW BEFORE SHE CAN DITCH HER HUSBAND~ NOW THE MYSTERY / FUN IS WHO KILLED HIM AND WHY~ SO MANY SUSPECTS~

the HENRY MANCINI~theme music adds to the BEAT of this movie which moves along FAST for most of the movie~ Regina Lambert(Audrey Hepburn) no longer loves her husband Charles but before she can ditch him~ he is TOSSED OFF OF A TRAIN~ SO now the big search is on for the killer~ Charles had many identities~ and the mystery is from WW2 where Charles and some MISSING GOLD is the focus~ of 5 old comarades also OSS~ Charles Coburn, Walter Mathau are trying to look for the missing LOOT apparently Charles stole~ from the rest of the GROUP! the GROUP of 5 OSS (trusted Military Secret Espionage Unit in WW2) found some NAZI gold ~ buried it ~ and were to DIVIDE THE PROFITS~ FROM IT AFTER THE WAR~~ but Charles kept it so NOW the others want their 'share' every one is LOOKING FOR THE MISSING LOOT~ including CARY GRANT WHO TRIES A DIFFERENT~ APPROACH TO GET WHAT HE WANTS~ ROMANCE~~~BACK TO THE HOTEL~ WHERE all 5 SEARCH each others rooms SLOWLY THEY ARE BEING MURDERED~ONE DIES IN A BATHTUB~~ so they stick his body in a bed~~ CARY GRANT lies about his name to Audrey over and over~ Mathau is a US goverment AGENT~ CLAIMS GRANT IS IN ON IT AND WANTS AUDREY DEAD TOO~ BUT THE sweet little romance evolves between thrilling murders~ but the FUN HERE IS FINDING THE missing TREASURE~ ADD a clever chase through the Paris Underground into a threatre~ where we LEARN who the real KILLER is adds to the final FUNNY~ ending~ Grant is charming plays this with humor~ romances younger Hepburn, HEPBURN IS VERY GOOD as she is both lovely but uses her brain to solve the MYSTERY of the stolen LOOT~ right under their eyes all along~ I GIVE THIS ONE A 9 OUT OF 10 FOR A ROMANTIC THRILLER PLAYED FOR FUN~ AS THE OPENING CREDITS SHOW THIS IS 1/3 MYSTERY, 1/3 ROMANCE AND 1/3 COMEDY~ FOR A GREAT BLEND OF CLASSIC FUN~(also see WAIT UNTIL DARK)

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The movie is a Classic with Audrey Hepburn and Carey Grant. They were wonderful in this movie. The movie is pure genius and you have no idea what is actually happening in this murder mystery. The movie is full of suspense as it takes twists and turns.

This movie has what it takes to be a great movie. Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn and a great cast all the way around, it is funny, and is also dramatic, great pace and if you watch it once, you will watch it again.

HEPBURN AND GRANT DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST. MARVELOUS SETTINGS,STYLISH...
ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT MAKE A MOVIE MEMORABLE. GIVE THIS MOVIE A
TRY,IT MIGHT JUST GROW ON YOU.

Love the movie. Perfectly suspenseful, and Audrey Hepburn is stunning as always. The film itself could stand to be remastered though, as it broadcasts pretty crummy on an HD tv.