Sir Vincent: The Suspense Reviewer

Rear Window
9.5/10  

Approved l 1h 52min I Mystery, Thriller l September 1994 (USA) l PG

                      

    

 

Director: Alfred Hitchcock 

Writers : John Hayes and Cornell Woolrich

           

Stars    : James Stewart and Grace Kelly

Voyeurism - don’t be shy, it's not as bad as you think, it's human nature hence everyone has that thing which say: watch what your neighbours are up to. “Rear Window” encapsulate all those dynamics in just an hour and 52 minutes.

Professional photographer, J.B Jeffries has a very nice excuse as to why he spy on his neighbours. He breaks his leg while trying to get an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his apartment, he has nothing to do but to spend his time observing the neighbours through the rear window. The plot thickens when he suspects that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife.

What makes the mystery in this movie brilliant is the fact that the viewers and Jeff don’t know what happened to the wife, or she just left town to get some fresh air. The ending can go either way, which adds to the overall tension and mystery of the movie.

The movie is visually and technically a masterpiece, executed by the master himself: Hitchcock. Like hand in glove – that’s all you can say to the characters: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr. They are brilliant, their finest performance in cinema.

If thriller is you preference, make a date with Hitchcock’s Rear Window – his best yet.

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