Good watch

Rating: 7/10 (24 May 2011)

Rear Window is a typical Hitchcock movie with brilliant use of background sounds to keep the viewer engaged in its suspense. The entire movie is shown from the perspective of a person sitting at an apartment window looking on at his neighbors going about their daily lives in adjacent buildings. There are also interesting parallel story lines to the movie following the lives of the talented pianist, the lonely middle aged woman, the newly wed couple, among others. James Stewart, Grace Kelly and Thelma Ritter have put in admirable performances in the roles of three people who are convinced that something is just not right. Definitely worth a watch.