Rear Window

This classic film from Alfred Hitchcock is a bit unlike his other works. It felt a lot less dangerous, and there was a certain sense of control given to the protagonist, L.B. Jefferies. There's not much to rant on since this movie is so old, it doesn't suffer from most of the common failures in modern movies. There were no broken laws of physics; no cheesy computer graphics; no ridiculous stunts that would be the topic of a Mythbusters episode; etc. The only suspension of disbelief I needed was to allow for the fact the everyone left their window blinds wide open all the time unless there was some specific "private" thing going on.

In all this movie was worth the rental fee, and 2 hours that I sat there waiting to know one thing: Did Mr. Thorwald kill Mrs. Thorwald? The story is told in a skillful way that really gets you to identify with L.B. who only knows what he can see through his rear window and the Thorwalds' rear window across the courtyard. L.B.'s detective friend never believes him, and L.B. has some difficulty convincing others to help him look into what he believes to be a murder. The viewer also has to decide whether to believe L.B.

I must admit I am a bit out of my element reviewing this film because of its age. Still, I know I enjoyed it.

Directing was excellent.
Acting was excellent.
Story was unique.