Hitchcock and Grant's efforts are rock solid, if a bit familiar and on better display in other collaborations. It's Bergman who's especially fun to watch. This is especially true in early scenes, which allow her to be loose and playful with her character's despondent debauchery. As the film progresses, it becomes one of those showcases Hitchcock's casual expertise in making the simplest plot elements, and the props and set dressing that represent them, the stuff of grand suspense.

Perhaps this is not the greatest movie of Alfred Hitcock, after all are the many masterpieces, classic movies, created by him. But it is another amazing film. It is considered one of the most complete film, everything is good in it: the direction, script, technical aspects, performances. All above average, very great.

Finallly saw this the other day for the first time. Defiinitely a favorite Hitchcock work for me. Like many of his films it demands multiple viewings. A superior companion piece to his terrific earlier film , Suspicion. Grant and Bergman are terrific.........highly recommended for all and a must see for Hitch fans!

A fine romance, magnificent B & W photography, and a superb suspense plot too. Claude Rains is very good, as are Grant and Bergman.

Notorious is definitely one of my favorite films of all time, at least as far as black and white goes. This film is hands down my favorite of Alfred Hitchcock. Even with a film as old as 1946 I still found it quite suspensful, and Notorious had an absolutely fantastic ending that is quite unforgettable. And with brilliant performances on the part of Carey Grant, who became one of my favorite actors after this film, and Ingrid Bergman Notorious is easily in my top 50 films of all time.

It's more a top-notch romance film than anything else. The thriller aspect of the story is entirely forgettable.

Everything about this movie is great.

The ending sort of saved it from mediocrity.

This is up there with Rear Window and Psycho as one of my favourite Hitchcock movies.

An enjoyable mix of romance and thriller, with some great cinematography by Hitchcock. However, I think the scene transitions and conclusion are missing something, especially compared to Hitchcock at his peak a decade later.

extra points for ingrid bergman

Very quintessential Hitchcock, a "romantic thriller" of the sort that he favored and excelled in. It's a rather good Hecht script and very nice cinematography, but still really overrated.

The romance and characters are excellent but the story is a little bland and the ending is underwhelming.

Cary Grant is perfect. This movie is wonderfully shot and acted and the story is pretty good too. I love all the coffee shots and the use of close ups. One of Hitchcock's better films.

Good old-school Hitchcock thriller with some wonderful performances, certainly not his best, but the ending WILL stay with you.

Grant and Bergman are fantastic, and the story and characterization are rock solid. A very good Hitchcock movie that I am in desperate need of watching again.