4/5
Alfred Hitchcock's remake of his own The Man Who Knew Too Much is engaging from beginning to end. It is essentially the same mistaken identity tale that Hitchcock loves to tell. It isn't ground-breaking work by any means, but it is entertaining and thrilling. Hitchcock is a master craftsman, an expert at spinning yarns and pulling out the tension from any premise, and he keeps us spellbound with his filmmaking. The final orchestra scene is still as edge-of-your-seat as it was almost 60 years ago. Hitchcock has lost none of his touch. Despite the occasional innocent old-timey racism and brown/whiteface, it manages to stay fresh and feel novel. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a classic Hitchcock film that will delight any modern fan.
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049470/