A disappointing psychosexual thriller from the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window, Frenzy) as kleptomaniac Marnie finds herself in the thrall of one of her victims.
Marnie’s (Tippi Hedren – The Birds, I Heart Huckabees) kleptomania forces a constant reinvention of character and identity as she steals considerable amounts of money from her employers. But on revealing her for who she is, instead of turning her over to the police, businessman Mark Rutland (Sean Connery – Goldfinger, The Untouchables) marries her instead – determined to discover the root cause of her childhood trauma.
The character study of a thief and a liar is an odd call for Hitchcock but as alcoholism, prostitution and murder slip into the narrative, it all starts to become somewhat dreary and unconvincing.
Rating: 52%
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