Hitchcock's greatest achievement in suspense

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2001)

Rear Window may have to battle Psycho, North By Northwest and Vertigo for the title of Hitchcock's best, but if suspense is the category, then Rear Window beats them all. Truly one of the most perfectly staged movies of all time, Rear Window makes voyeurs of us all. We spend the entire film looking through the eyes of Jimmy Stewart, and the result is one of Hitchcock's greatest achievements. We are put so squarely in the action that Stewart's fears become our fears, and that classic scene with Grace Kelly across the courtyard numbs us with suspense. A recent re-mastering for DVD makes Rear Window more enjoyable now than it has been in forty five years. An essential for all Hitchcock fans... For all movie fans.