I hoped to see Hitchcock hew to his demonstrated ability to engineer a surprising-yet-inevitable denouement in this flick... but he simply fails. A skin-of-teeth extrication of Bergman's character from her posting simply doesn't cut it.
But you can't fault Hitchcock for not doing some serious homework and creating a rich, reticulated scenario. Not that the scenario, itself, isn't a little leaky.
But, again--and I don't consider this a spoiler--I'd be remiss not to point out that you'll be disappointed if you expect Hitchcock to deliver certain kinds of spy thriller goods. I would say he leaves you hanging out to dry at film's end.
If you find unstinting, unrelenting cloak/dagger moodiness fills your bill, check the flick out. Otherwise, skip it.
But you can't fault Hitchcock for not doing some serious homework and creating a rich, reticulated scenario. Not that the scenario, itself, isn't a little leaky.
But, again--and I don't consider this a spoiler--I'd be remiss not to point out that you'll be disappointed if you expect Hitchcock to deliver certain kinds of spy thriller goods. I would say he leaves you hanging out to dry at film's end.
If you find unstinting, unrelenting cloak/dagger moodiness fills your bill, check the flick out. Otherwise, skip it.