Claustrophobic And Beautiful

Rating: 7/10 (26 April 2015)

Once again, Hitchcock is effortless in his pacing and virtue to the philosophy of an advantaged and privileged victim. Unfortunately and disappointingly, the film is often slow-moving and unlike others in the Hitchcock canon, the slow-mounting tension and thrill of the chase is often rendered monotonous. Nevertheless it is enjoyable and incredibly taut, the paranoid and claustrophobic tension is eased by the glistening of Grace Kelly and the ridiculously dry wit in the back and forth between Thelma Ritter and James Stewart. Definitely worth a watch and a necessity for any Hitchcock collection - the imagery and pace are both really unique to Hitchcock's style but are more on show in Rear Window.