"Charade" is a terrific mystery/light romantic comedy. A first rate cast brings it all off with style, grace and humor. Cary Grant is fantastic as the enigmatic Peter Joshua, giving his customary stylish grace to his performance. Audrey Hepburn is her usual lovely self as the endangered widow being stalked by unknown men who think she has a treasure that her husband and his squad members from WW II captured and hid. Walter Matthau is the helpful U S Government agent who turns out to be the bad guy. James Coburn is excellent as Tex, George Kennedy and Ned Glass are also in on the caper. As the treasure hunters are killed one by one, the audience tries to guess along with the characters. Who has the loot? who is what they seem and who is putting up a front? Will Cary and Audrey resist each others' charms, or will they get together? This movie is a great example of the all-star caper movies of the late '50's and '60's.
