hitchcock's second best

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2003)

this was the first hitchcock movie i ever watched and i think is better than any other hitchcock movie (besides "DIAL M FOR MURDER" which is better). this is another simple plot which is converted to a masterpiece by the master of suspense. the story is about a photographer (james stewart) who broke his leg some time ago and the only thing he could think to amuse himself is watching from the rear window at all his neighbours. this begins as a simple show of curiosity and voyeurisim, but it turns to be a serious thing when the invalid and his girlfriend (grace kelly) start to elaborate a crazy theory about a neighbour (raymond burr) who seems to have killed his wife the day before. tension begins to accumulate and it explodes in the las climatic scene.
cast is excellent. grace kelly is fine as usual, stewart has his second best performance (his best is his role in "VERTIGO"), wendell corey is suprisingly good as the cop friend os stewart. direction is wounderfull and the whole idea of this voyeur cameraman is a true classic.
special mention to raymond burr's performance which is , i believe the best min his career, although he was very good in tv series "PERRY MASON". 10/10