Brian De Palma’s love letter to Alfred Hitchcock is a beautiful thing to witness. It remains arguably the gold standard for how to direct an action spy thriller. The computer terminal scene is a true “the pupil has become the master” moment, one that I think we've come to take for granted. An added bonus is that it tells a complete story in under two hours, and it’s funny to think we ever allowed these movies to run longer than that. The pacing of this thing is chef’s kiss.
