Hitchcock and Stewart at their best!

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2007)

What do you get when you cross a great script with Alfred Hitchcock directing and James Stewart starring? You get one of the best thrillers I've ever seen. Some films like this fail, but because "Rear Window" focuses so much on characters, not only do you want to see and hear more, but you become really involved in their pain and in their lives. The plot of this film is L.B. Jeffries (Stewart) has broken his leg, and the only thing to do to pass the time is look out the window at his neighbors. When he begins to believe that one neighbor across the way had killed the man's wife, he becomes obsessed watching him. It's really amazing how a great film can be made out of this. The whole movie takes place in one set, with James Stewart only in his room the entire movie, but it works so well. Along with being a thriller, this movie also has some a lot of light comedy, especially in Jimmy Stewart watching the neighbors do various things. This shows what Hitchcock's direction is all about, and was a real gem for Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Jones and Thelma Ritter. I highly recommend you see this.
My rating: **** out of ****. 111 mins. PG for sexual innuendos and violence