One of Hitch's best

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2011)

A taut, intelligent script and two wonderful performances from the leads make REAR WINDOW another of Hitchcock's masterpieces. The story, about a wheelchair-bound man witnessing a murder is the kind of simple, single-set setup that Hitchcock loved best and he makes full use of the premise by ladling it with humour, suspense and all kinds of tension. Stewart and Kelly make for an irresistible double act and the murder plot is delightfully dark and full of menace.
While it doesn't feature the kind of intricate plotting that makes DIAL M FOR MURDER my favourite Hitchcock yet, REAR WINDOW is nonetheless an iconic and influential high concept thriller and a real one off.