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Rating: 9/10 (12 October 2005)

Hitchcock scored another ten with this finely crafted drama thriller. It is finely woven into an intricate and beautiful piece of cinematic mastery. It is rare today to find a film that is wonderfully written, directed and acted.
It would be easy to say that this is a great film, but what might be difficult is to pinpoint what makes it stand out. One of the things you will surely notice is that it tells a story, makes you think about it and as always with Hitchcock, still finds a way to surprise you.
Sure, you can watch any film and leave all emotion on the screen. With 'Rear Window'you will think long after the viewing at the possible underlying social points addressed. You aren't going to be spoon fed the intent of the film or mentioning of any other aspect of life depicted brilliantly.
Once again, Jimmy Stewart shines as an absolutely outstanding actor. What makes him so wonderful in this film is how real his character is. There's never a point where you wonder who came up with these people. All did a fine job of pulling you into the world and making you believe that you too are looking at their world through the rear window.