He spends the whole film insulting her and feeling sorry for himself. Actually this wasnt much of a thriller was it...just two people trying to hurt each other and feeling sorry for themselves?
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Thou met'st with things dying, I with things new born.
This is the exact thread I came on looking for after watching it last night.
He was just a total dick to her for the whole thing, THE WHOLE THING. I know he didn't really have much of an option when they were caught after breaking the wine bottle, but he just kisses her and walks off leaving here to deal with a party full of murderous Nazis.
Not until the last 10 minutes does he have anything nice to say. Ingrid should of had a bit more of an opinion of herself.
"Fellas, don't drink that coffee! There was a fish....... IN the percolator!"
his charm tank was empty.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.
he was both attracted to and repulsed by her and he both loved and hated that about himself. he wanted her to say no to the mission and she wanted him to tell her he loved her.
"It's hard for me to watch American Idol because I have perfect pitch."
-Jenna, 30 Rock
Hitch's trick was this: don't you feel more sympathetic towards Alex, the Nazi, at the end? Devlin is a perfect sh**; it's all part of the same stacked deck. More realistic that way. If Devlin were this totally cardboard, USA-*beep*-yeah-type stooge, the entire thing would have ZERO suspense. The tension comes when you, the viewer, realize deep down you almost don't want Alex to have to face the other members of the team. He's a likable guy. Can't say the same for Devlin, the prick.
Hitch was way ahead of you and anticipated this kind of reaction. What a brilliant directorial job.
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Yes, Devlin seemed like a pretty immature character for a spy, at least when Alicia was involved. He spent most of the movie mooning over her like a lovesick puppy dog.
I did have more sympathy for Alex, but he was stupid to marry Alicia so impulsively. Guess Ingrid Bergman has that effect on men.
"Push the button, Max!"
Hitchcock wanted us to root for a Nazi?
shareNo, but he wants us to feel sympathy for ALEX, the individual, who happens to be a Nazi (he could be anything - a Russian spy, a Nazi, just a "bad dude" - it's incidental). That ending, when he intones "Please! Please!" while trying to get the car door open, Devlin saying, "That's your headache", etc., is wonderful in the overall tone of confusion it sets in the viewer.
You have to remind yourself who the bad guy is here as Alex takes that long, slow walk up those stairs and into that front door, which towers like 20 feet above his head.
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I felt sorry for Alex, until I remembered he was in the process of murdering his wife.
shareIt didn't have that effect on me. I was rooting for Alex to get his, and his Mom too!! Devlin acted like anyone "on the job" should act; it was not out of character whatsoever.
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The film with similar situation, Shing Through from 1992 has managed to show a much deeper relationship and the end feels more emotional as a result.
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