Rear Window (1954)

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2015)

Rear Window is one of my personal favorites from Alfred Hitchcock. The films premise could easily happen in the 21st century were it not for the fact that our society being in a perpetual state of self obsession and "reality television". I also enjoy how Alfred finds clever ways to insert himself into his own films the way that M. Night Shyamalan did when his films were actually good." The one complaint that I do have about the film is the fact that James Stewart's character and Grace Kelly's chemistry left much to be desired. As well as the detective who behaved as if Stewart's character was some sort of habitual liar who couldn't be trusted when he explains that he believes that the neighbor from across the way may very well have killed his bedridden wife." But however you cut it, I highly recommend Rear Window. It definitely has what it takes to stand the test of time for many generations to come.