Friday, February 22, 2013

Rear Window (1954)

Second viewing.

A photographer is wheelchair-bound with a broken leg. To pass the time he looks out his window watching the goings on in his neighbors' lives. One day he sees something that looks like a murder.

A very entertaining film, but I honestly find the romantic subplot tedious, awkward, implausible, and with little thematic connection to the suspenseful section of the film. How detrimental this is to the film may be assessed by considering that instead of this subplot one could have something that not only would be more reasonable but would also enrich the film.

Rating: 69 (unchanged)


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