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Rear Window (1954)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 3/06

RearWin
3/06: It'll never happen in real life that one can see everything that goes on in an apartment building because there are no curtains on most windows.

But Alfred Hitchcock wants me to suspend my disbelief and watch Rear Window for the sake of simplicity. Well...okay. It starts off slowly but easily races for a thrilling end. The mystery is compelling to follow. Naturally, Alfred Hitchcock's filmmaking technique is of the utmost importance.

The cast is great, and it's impossible to go wrong with James Stewart. Thelma Ritter is the true winner as Stella who takes care of Mr. Jefferies. Grace Kelly isn't bad.

All in all, Rear Window is fine, but it's difficult to ignore the impossible premise.