bellino-angelo2014 I have to point out that since the age of 12 (when my passion for old and great movies began) I always loved Alfred Hitchcock's movies. They are so thrilling and so perfectly made that you can't leave the movie until it ends! And ''Marnie'' is one of the first Hitchcock movies I saw, and liked it.Marnie (Tippi Hedren) is a charming woman that has the habit of stealing for forget. She gets employed as a secretary at Rutland's, and she soon catches the attention of the owner, Mark (Sean Connery in one of his best non-007 movies). She eventually marries him, but the honeymoon is a disaster, and they soon return home. Eventually Connery tries to understand Marnie's temper, and it helps her to face her childhood traumas and it works. Sean Connery was perfect as the suave Mark, and Tippi Hedren in another great performance along with THE BIRDS. However, although not a masterpiece, it's still great and worth a look!

zkonedog When watching Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie", one gets the sense that there is much more that went on in the novel it was based on, almost as if Hitch made a lot of excises or additions to the original script (I'm not positive on this...only a guess). As a result, the overall narrative is a bit disjointed in places and sparse in others. Luckily, the acting and themes in the movie are solid enough to make it a very interesting picture to watch.For a basic plot summary, "Marnie" focuses on Marnie Edgar (Tippi Hedron), a compulsive liar/thief who eventually gets caught by Mark Rutland (Sean Connery). In trying to help Marnie discover why she is so psychologically disturbed, Mark uncovers a secret about Marnie's mother (played by Louise Latham) that must be revealed before any true progress can be made.In terms of overall execution, this film is a little lacking, especially considering the usual Hitchcock standard. Not until the last 20 minutes or so do you really get 100% sucked into what is transpiring. Before that, it is a collection of "fits and starts".Fortunately, the themes (obsession, childhood trauma, sexual tension, etc.) of "Marnie" are fascinating enough to keep you watching without getting bored. Just when you think that Marnie can't do anything crazier or be any stranger, she usually does just that.Thus, I consider "Marnie" a Hitchcock success largely in part due to the source material (i.e. it would be tough to really screw this one up). For roughly an hour and 45 minutes of the movie, I was set on a three-star rating. The final scenes, however, easily are the most compelling and bump it up a full star.

jadedalex I hate to say anything bad about Hitchcock. He's my favorite director. I have sat through this movie and found it to be absolute dreck. I find the use of the color 'red' not symbolic, not artistic but merely contrived.Hitchcock's last great film was 'Psycho'. 'The Birds' is quite good, but I can almost feel all the work Hitch and his crew went through to do the bird scenes. The gas station / coffee shop scene is true genius, but Rod Taylor is no Cary Grant and Tippi Hedren is no Grace Kelly.'Marnie' tries to deal with rape, kleptomania and it all seems as inept as your typical TV movie. Connery is totally wasted in his role. I have no sympathy for any of the characters presented in this film.I realize some people view this movie as one of Hitchcock's 'greats'. Art is subjective. So if you find 'Marnie' to be a masterpiece, you are right. I find it very dull movie making (it would only get worse with the utterly terrible 'Topaz') and I am right, too.Hitchcock made so many fine films, I hate to even bring up his clunkers. But they exist. There are some bad Beatles' songs, too. But I'm not going there. Hitchcock was right on his game so much of the time, I simply ignore 'Marnie' because the man was an obvious genius and one of the most accomplished directors in the history of movie making.

stjohn1253 Sad but true, the master had lost his touch with MARNIE. And that sentiment comes from a Hitchcock fan.MARNIE doesn't even try hard to delve into pure cinema (with neurosis as its MacGuffin); the director simply "phoned it in." Hitchcock's call included directions for mixing the following ingredients: Mysterious blonde? Tippi. Charming leading man? Connery. Plot? Boy meets girl; boy loses girl to mental dysfunction; boy finds girl via amateur psychiatry. Cinema stuff: Make the screen awash in red to signify alarm. Move the lens in and out to highlight an object, e.g., money, to give the viewer a dizzying thrill (which proved more annoying than anything). For suspense, follow Marnie stealthily walking away from an unsuspecting washerwoman with one of her shoes inching its way out of her pocket.No, Alfred gets an F for this one. He'd become the directorial shadow of himself, ironically, having foretold that eventuality with his hallmark profile that opened of his TV series. MARNIE is blarney.