I see that I liked this movie more than most of the reviewers. I thought the book was somewhat dull. Was ok with the Hitchcock version. Really enjoyed the stage play as done by CATCO. I liked the BBC actor better than Robert Donat & I like it in color. I get it that it’s different than the book. So what? Most movies are different than the book.

Boring during the first 10 minutes, turned this off.

Awful !

John Buchan tale put to film with humor & an actor that's very easy on the eyes. Great landscapes. Some unbelievable events, but it was written many years ago.

"The 39 steps" ought to be renamed "The 39 Yawns". Have you read the book by Buchan? There are no women in it, certainly no love story. Hitchcock introduced a woman and forever changed the meaning of the title completely. In this latest filming I was disgusted with the woman secret service agent posing as a suffragette. She certainly lacks the kind of looks that attract men, of any era. The actor portraying Richard Hannay did well enough but he was hampered by an inferior screen play by Lizzie Mickery. Director James Hawes should get a different title: Misdirector. The only two good performances were by Eddie Marsan as Scudder and Patrick Malahide as Professor Fisher. The airplane was in the original story but it didn't have machine guns. The BBC didn't show themselves as anything but cheap doing this rendition. I looked this up on Wikipedia and was surprised by how much approval the showing received, most from those involved with its writing and production. Their biggest problem was getting away from Buchan and going with politically correct thinking. Modern people can not associate to previous generations and earlier realities.

I really enjoyed this far more than i thought. Period pieces usually bore me and when this started i thought it was going to be droll. Was i ever pleasantly surprised. Plus it has arguably one of the most sensual scenes i've seen in any flick (and i don't mean that in a perv way, if you watch it or have seen it, you will know what i mean) I also liked the bits of comedy relief. The movie didn't take itself too seriously but didn't feel like a farce.

(Contain spoilers.) Interesting movie, with good action, although some little flaws in the plot. Based on John Buchan homonymous book, the movie has gorgeous Rupert Penry-Jones as disillusioned engineer Richard Hannay and Lidia Leonard as hyper-active suffragette Victoria Sinclair. There were some very funny moments and I especially enjoyed the main character’s jokes about suffragettes and women. Something to note is the female counterpart contention that if women voted things would get better. Women of 21 were given the vote in 1928 in England; American and German women in 1919; in Italy, with fascist support, in 1925; Spain in 1931; Brazil 1932 (with the blessings of fascist President Getúlio Vargas). Yet, the world did not become a better place… Go figure!

A real stinker of a movie. Hitchcock's original with Robert Donat and Madeline Carrol makes this look like a high school spoof. Save your time.

very entertaining

Wonderful movie that has lots of drama, intrigue, suprises, romance and humour! I highly recommend it! Well-done!