REAR WINDOW (1954)

Director:
Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

John Michael Hayes

Starring:
James Stewart
Grace Kelly
Wendell Corey and others

Rear Window is my second Hitchcock and the only conclusion that I have come to is that, I have no clue as to how he is so highly regarded. Firstly the movie has like two to three scenes which is good, direction wise. Then comes the editing of this movie, which feels like the work of a two year old who has just discovered the effect, fade out, and hence incorporates it everywhere, making it a difficult watch.

The acting is fine but the screenplay is a let down. The story revolves around a photographer who is confined to a wheelchair due to a broken leg, and he suspects his neighbour of committing murder As an interesting idea, the movie works but the screenplay is to amateurish and is laced with nothing memorable. James Stewart has a few good dialogues and so does Themla Ritter, but that's all. One is bound to forget the movie as soon as it is over.

Pranit’s Rating: 5/10