Random Movie Review - Marnie

So over the weekend, we lost another beloved actor who most of us know as the original James Bond (in film that is) and for being Indy's dad in that one Indiana Jones film. Of course like most actors, Sean Connery has done more than his most well known roles and today we look at that one film where he teamed up with the equally legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Yes you heard me right. Sean Connery was also in a Hitchcock film. Of course his most well known films are Psycho, The Birds, The 39 Steps and possibly Dial M for Murder too. So I guess you could say that when you think of either person, Marnie would not be the film you would first think of when looking at their respective filmographies. So let's take a look at this film in my tribute to the late and great Sean Connery:

Based on the 1961 novel of the same name, the head of a tax consulting company called Sidney Strutt (played by Martin Gabel) is charmed into hiring a lady without the need of references. But some months later, this lady steals nearly $10,000 from the company safe and flees. This lady who is revealed as the titular Marnie (played by Tippi Hedren) has plans to use the money to help her family financially. A wealthy widower and publishing company owner called Mark Rutland (played by Sean Connery), learns of the robbery as well as Marnie and just so happens to hire her for his own company. He then learns of her panic attacks from bad dreams with the colour red having a negative reaction to herself which prompts him to start seeing her socially. But Marnie has more plans to steal money while Mark wants her to suffer for her crimes despite having emotional attachments to her.

This film was originally panned by critics when it came out originally, but has since been more positive in recent years. For me, I enjoyed this film. It was good to see Sean Connery in a less heroic role, and he does a good job with his performance. Some argue that this is more of a study of a sexual relationship, but it is a Hitchcock film in every way. Its suspenseful while having a plot that sounds similar to Pyscho and is even described as a psychological thriller. But overall a good film from the master of suspense and the original Bond. 8/10