This film is often criticized for its cop-out ending, but even worse is the beginning. The introductory scenes are sloppily constructed and the characters are annoying. Grant is a broke, lazy, and deceitful cad (these are his good qualities; he may also be a murderer) who somehow manages to move about in high society. Fontaine is beautiful and supposedly intelligent but marries Grant after about five minutes of courtship. Bruce is a blithering idiot but somehow has millions saved. The film gets better after Grant stops behaving like a buffoon and there are some nice Hitchcock touches, such as the classic scene with the glass of milk, but it is not enough to save this from mediocrity.
