Rear Window for teens

Rating: 1/10 (30 October 2011)

I hated this movie. I REALLY hated it. The first ten minutes made me expect that much, and then... it was like some teen love flick with a few shocking moments. What saddens me is that it could have been really good, if the focus was on the main plot instead of the side story. But most of the time I found myself stalking some pubescent boy stalking his new hot neighbor chick because she's pretty, and apparently that's all he needs. Admittedly, she IS quite pretty. That might have sweetened the movie for the teenage audience, but to me it just seemed cheap, because Roemer's screen time could have been cut to a tenth without crippling the plot. I just grew tired of watching her take a sun bath, doing yoga, swimming in the pool etc etc. True, I got to watch some other neighbors doing what people do... until suddenly strange things started to happen... but by that time, I didn't care anymore. As for the actors, I think they all did okay. Okay meaning not very good, but not exorbitantly bad either. I recommend you watch Rear Window instead of this.