Rear Window (1954) is currently available on Prime and tells the tale of a photographer who is stuck home after an accident leaves him injured. He becomes obsessed with watching his neighbors out of his windows and avoiding marriage with a perfect girlfriend. When he suspects his neighbor of cheating and about to leave his wife he notices he starts acting funny. Then one day something horrible seems to have happened and the neighbors wife seems missing. Could he have killed her and plans to escape or is it just the photographers imagination? This movie is directed by Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho) and stars James Stewart (Vertigo), Princess of Monaco 🇲🇨 Grace Kelly (To Catch A Thief) and Thelma Ritter (All About Eve). The acting in this is out of this world as James Stewart and Kelly play off eachother well and portray the evolution of their characters throughout the film perfectly. The script is excellent as you'd expect from Hitchcock and the intensity of the events - both across the street and within the relationship are well depicted. Grace Kelly continues the list of blond bombshells Hitchcock targeted as actresses that were both gorgeous and over the top talented. This entire movie is essentially on one set and is still so good. The scenarios that unfold during the peeping Tom moments are fun and the ending is intense and well executed. This is a Hitchcock gem that is a must see and a solid 9-9.5/10.
Review of Rear Window
