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Plot borrowed from North by Northwest.

posted 13 years ago by uscmd
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Fictional character created to keep real double agent safe. But an innocent man stumbles into and is mistaken for the fictional agent. Love evolves, and the real agent is truly endangered. But forsaking his own safety, he wades into harms way to save the day.

Hitchcocks version much much better. Good guys/bad guys easier to see, less murky Euro-trash bad guys to sift through. Also no Val-the hippo-Kilmer to offer distraction via laughter.

[–] cmsteib 13 years ago

Seemed famailiar to me the whole time.

[–] cableaddict 13 years ago

The only part that doesn't fit is: "Love evolves."

In D.I., they seemed instantly in love, because, well, because it was in the script.

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[–] RSTowers 13 years ago

*beep* even the If Looks Could Kill version was better.

[–] wallace569 13 years ago

40 minutes into the movie I realized this ... almost note for note ... I guess I'll see how it plays out ...

"You want to save humanity but it's people that you just can't stand". - John Lennon