An acquired taste

Rating: 10/10 (15 February 2004)

I didn't really know much about this movie until the 90's and never made it all the way through until the last few years. Now it's a high-priority selection. Action photographer Stewart is injured and confined to the rear porch of his modest Manhattan apartment, which overlooks a courtyard and many other units. He thinks he sees a murder, or is his under-stimulated mind just imagining things? It's so good you don't even realize that the camera is (just like Jimmy) grounded on Stewart's back porch. Kelly is great as the dedicated love interest and Ritter equally so as Stewart's nurse. Stewart is about twice Kelly's age and pretty much looks it, just the same there is a certain chemistry between the two. A pre-Mason Raymond Burr is effectively scary as the suspected killer. 10 out of 10