Hitchcock is one of my faves but that doesn't make Notorious a watchable film.
What the hell? Notorious is a masterpiece.
No, it's really not. It's one of Hitchcock's worst efforts, leads who have no chemistry, a love story where the dude treats the woman like crap and for some reason the camera and the script continually justify his actions, as does the woman in the end. It's not a bad movie, and should have sad unwatchable at times instead of completely unwatchable, but it's a thoroughly mediocre film that borders on being outright bad.