A suspense classic. Done in a unique way by Hitchcock, it proves no matter how immobile when you have your sight it's still the greatest gift of all.

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2009)

I for one know just how good of a filmmaker that Alfred Hitchcock is certainly the master of suspense. I for one enjoy his masterpiece "Psycho", and this 1954 classic "Rear Window" ranks as a good suspense classic for one it was done in a unique way by Hitchcock the way it was mostly shot in a one room apartment from the lead character who had an across the way view of his own world. The film was shot in such an insular manner. Still over the years many say this is a voyeur film, I disagree true temptation is present from his views of a sexy ballet dancer across the street. Still all in all it proves your sight can come in handy to reveal info after it sees the drama before hand.
The plot is good and really suspenseful for the 1950's as legendary James Stewart is L.B. Jeffries a sidelined professional photo journalist who's in his high rise apartment with a broken leg. His life has become all to common with boredom therefore he turns his attention across the view way to the apartments watching the everyday happenings of a ballet dancer, a salesman and his nagging wife along with a piano player. True this may be spying and being to eager yet his sight will turn to be a good friend and lead to an eagerness that will produce a discovery. As when the nagging wife disappears he suspects the salesman, then he enlists the investigation to get started with his opposites attract elegant and sophisticated girlfriend(played by the beautiful Grace Kelly). The film builds with tension and pretty good suspenseful feel for a 50's film leading to a surprise kind of twist ending. Overall pretty good suspense classic from Hitch especially for the unique way he shot most of the scenes form one room of the lead character. It proves too the moral that being immobile isn't important just remember your eyes and sense of sight is the most powerful tool. As when you look out and across you never know what you may find or discover as seeing will lead to suspicion and become a truth finder.