Rear window
Rear window by Alfred Hitchcock definitely falls into the category of oldie but goodie. LB Jeffries played by (Jimmy Stewart) is a photographer with a broken leg and stuck in a wheelchair. Out of the boardroom of being stuck in his apartment for weeks on end waiting for his leg to heal he has taken up the hobby of watching his neighbors through the rear window of his apartment. The frequent visitors to Mr. Jeffries apartment include Lisa Fremont Tom Jeffries fiancé played by (Grace Kelly), his nurse Stella, and his detective friend Thomas Doyle. His most notable neighbor is Mr. Thorwald played by (Raymond Burr) who's nagging invalid wife is a constant source of stress and irritation. Mr. Jeffries having seen the Thorwald's fighting suddenly notices one day that Mrs. Thorwald gone and that Mr. Thorwald has been making many late-night trips out in the rain carrying out a heavy suitcase and coming back with a suitcase that is light an empty. After telling his fiancé and his nurse they all become convinced that Mr. Thorwald has done something terrible and gruesome to his wife. And even after contacting the next to useless authorities it winds up coming down to the three of them to get to the bottom of the mystery without becoming victims themselves or time runs out and the killer gets away with a crime.
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Very good review! It was detailed, but to the point. But would you recommend this film? You never really went into your opinion abou the movie.
ReplyDeleteI found a few discrepancies in your review. Firstly you mentioned that Jimmy Stewart plays the character of LB Jeffries and then you refer to the character as Tom Jeffries instead of LB Jeffries. Secondly you mentioned that Thorwald makes trips from his house carrying a heavy suitcase and returns with a light and empty suitcase, but there is no evidence to support your claim that the suitcase is heavy or empty. We as the viewers don’t know about the contents or weight of the suitcase, we just see him making trips with the suitcase in hand. Also instead of boredom you have mistakenly written boardroom.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like this review had the same problem that mine did for this film. It was more of a plot summary than a review. What did you think of the movie? Did it mean anything to you?
ReplyDeleteI find myself asking the same thing when reading mine. It was an enjoyable movie, but somehow difficult to evaluate.