REAR WINDOW (4.0) This is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best movies . It came out in 1954 starring Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly. It’s not a who dunnit because we know who may have dunnit ( Raymond Burr ) . The mystery is what he did, if anything. Was it a murder or a wild imagination?  Real or fantasy. Well Jimmy Stewart is the one trying to figure it out and he is great in the role. Grace Kelly is his girlfriend who at first  doesn’t believe him ( that it was a murder)  but eventual comes around. The supporting cast is excellent. The tension builds and builds, slowly but tighter and tighter. The last 15 minutes will have you on the edge of the edge of your seat.

It’s refreshing to go back to some of the classics and see how it was done without computer generated this and that. This movie was filmed entirely on set in a studio in Los Angeles and it took 2 months for them to construct the apartment building that Stewart is watching from the apartment building across the courtyard. All but 3 scenes  are filmed inside Stewarts apartment or looking out from his apartment to the apartments across from him.

It’s  well done in all respects and a perfect role for Stewart with his astute curiosity and slow voice cadence. Grace Kelly adds a high society beauty to her role.

You can find it on Netflix or Amazon Prime. If you prefer watching movies at home, this is a must see !!

Clark