Rear Window

Rating: 10/10 (13 April 2012)

For most of the film, we literally share the vision of James Stewart, and so the theme of voyeurism is strongly instilled and layered in the heart of the film. The construction is perfect, the most notable being the unity of place, which is also a technical feat since the camera stays in a single room pretty much throughout the film. it also evokes masterful visual storytelling and clever use of music. Besides the simple appeal of voyeurism, the film attracts through the wealth of detail: it is really a small world in scale that James Stewart has in his yard, and he can't help but react to it. Grace Kelly is stunningly beautiful, and i loved how the camera treats her. There is no dead time, tension and suspense skillfully build gradually and becomes almost unbearable towards the end. Rear Window is a great movie.