Strangely enough I found it to be one of Hitchcock's weaker movies from that era - it has everything it needs to be excellent - cast, location, cinematography, script, costumes, chemistry and romance but I always find it a bit lacking - I think it slows down towards the end, loses momentum and is maybe a little overlong. It's not like Rear Window, Vertigo or even the flawed and unappreciated Marnie - these I can watch time and time again and never tire of them.
Entirely agree you've put into written what I've found difficult to express about the film. Its all there on the surface, but it always comes up short for me. Even the lovely Grace Kelly, something about her character or her scary George Hamilton tan she has in the film just doesn't work for me. A far cry from how she is in Rear Window.
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