Rear Window

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Hagrid S Mar 24, 2019 One of the most outstanding masterpieces of Hitchcock's movies

Abraham L Mar 10, 2019 A masterclass in storyboarding and art direction, Hitchcock manages to squeeze tension and drama from simply being a nosy neighbour. See more

Harry P Mar 9, 2019 A fantastic movie. Hitchcock at his finest. Jimmy and Grace are astoundingly brilliant in what is one of my favourite movies of all time. See more

Rey S Jan 26, 2019 close your curtains!!!

Jan 16, 2019 Best viewed in total darkness under a blanket, the master of suspense will take you on a neighbourly investigation that might not be the safest endeavor to undertake. See more

Albus R Dec 23, 2018 A photojournalist is wheelchair-ridden, watching people in his apartment complex from his window for hours. He's thrown for a loop when he witnesses what he thinks is a murder. He wants to get to the bottom of it or die trying. Acting: 10 Beginning: 10 Characters: 10I 'll start with Stella (Thelma Ritter) who is easily my favorite character in the entire movie. She is an in-home nurse who is taking care of main character L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart). Out of all the characters in the story, she has the brightest sense of humor. I also loved that she takes zero guff from L.B., sometimes even making it seem like he works for her. She was stern and went beyond the parameters of her job doing everything from offering love advice to helping L.B. dive into the murder. Of course I appreciated a number of the other characters as well, including the creepy Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr). He is the object of L.B.'s accusation. Lars does a great job of making you think L.B. could be right. At other times, Lars seems like just a normal guy going about his daily routine. He takes strange to new heights. Each of the characters, the important ones anyway, help to frame the story and keep you intrigued. Cinematography/Visuals: 10 Conflict: 8 Genre: 5 Memorability: 10 Pace: 9 Plot: 10 Rear Window succeeds with a script that's extremely crisp and engaging. Mystery and tension abound as you try and figure out what's going to happen next. The story is simple, yet is peeled back in layers. Very well done. Resolution: 10 I won't dive in too much here but I will say that the ending is perfect to the point that it answers all the right questions. It doesn't overdo things and try and unnecessarily put a bow on things. We find out what we need to know and that's that. Overall: 92 Alfred Hitchcock puts together stories like a boxer puts together a fight. He hits you with little jabs that wake you up. Eventually he goes in for the kill with harder punches that you're not ready for. He is definitely one of the greats and Rear Window is yet another one of his classics to show for it. See more

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