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Jan 29, 2015Nursebob rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An American couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally become entangled in an assassination plot and the conspirators will stop at nothing to keep them quiet. With on-site locations stretching from the bazaars of Marrakesh to London’s Royal Albert Hall, maestro Alfred Hitchcock tries to work his old magic, twining suspense and paranoia into a tired but still highly watchable thriller. Stars James Stewart and Doris Day do share an onscreen chemistry and the wide angle technicolor shots swing effortlessly from blue desert skies to a cramped kidnapper’s lair, but there is an acute lack of tension which keeps the audience forever at arm’s length while some of the American couple’s more stupid decisions push the believability envelope. And do we really need to hear Ms. Day sing “Que Sera Sera” yet again?