Review of Rear Window

Surprisingly not that bad. Obviously it's not a patch on Hitchcock's original, but rather than trying to copy the 1954 version exactly, it instead turns out to be a personal project for Christopher Reeve, who of course was suffering from his horse-riding accident that left him paralysed. Daryl Hannah takes over from Grace Kelly, but her character is underwritten and doesn't get to wear a dress. Ritchie Cost is the villain but is rather awful. There's a fair bit of suspense, but it's an average film that needs a musical score.

3/5