There's some good stuff, but I found it a tiny bit disappointing

Rating: 7/10 (23 April 2020)

I'm sorry- I know this it considered one of Hitchcock's best, but I couldn't really get into it. It's somewhat bland and predictable, and though I can appreciate a good slow-paced film every now and then this one just felt like it dragged- a lot. Not a lot happens in the first eighty minutes, and then a lot happens in the last half hour, and it just all feels off. There's only so many scenes of James Stewart watching his neighbours that I can watch before I start to feel a little bored. I get what the film's trying to say about voyeurism and all that, and the set the movie's filmed on was definitely impressive for its time, but overall I found the film a bit of a chore to get through. Look, it's not a bad movie, and I can see its appeal, but it just wasn't for me. Maybe a second viewing will make me change my mind, but for the time-being it really isn't one of my favourites. 7/10