After successful architect Jason Kemp is paralysed in a far accident, he takes to staring out of his front window, aware of people's routines and actions, he spots that Eileen Thorpe has vanished, a woman who confronted her adulterous husband.
I was looking forward to this, it's a great story, and the original film is nothing short of a masterpiece, this sadly was pretty woeful.
There's very little suspense, almost no tension, it is such a pale imitation of the original, and I know they tried to put a modern day spin on its but ultimately it fell flat. I do actually think this is as bad as its reputation suggests.
I can't explain why, but it's so depressing, and I'm not sure if that's the film, or seeing Reeve.
I must applaud Christopher Reeve, very brave and inspiring for him to lead this film, and credit to the writing team, for getting him centre stage, and despite sounding a little weak, he's solid.
Ritchie Coster is woeful as Thorpe, he's the least convincing villain from any Hitchcock story that I can think of.
In future, I'll know not to veer away from the original.
4/10.
I was looking forward to this, it's a great story, and the original film is nothing short of a masterpiece, this sadly was pretty woeful.
There's very little suspense, almost no tension, it is such a pale imitation of the original, and I know they tried to put a modern day spin on its but ultimately it fell flat. I do actually think this is as bad as its reputation suggests.
I can't explain why, but it's so depressing, and I'm not sure if that's the film, or seeing Reeve.
I must applaud Christopher Reeve, very brave and inspiring for him to lead this film, and credit to the writing team, for getting him centre stage, and despite sounding a little weak, he's solid.
Ritchie Coster is woeful as Thorpe, he's the least convincing villain from any Hitchcock story that I can think of.
In future, I'll know not to veer away from the original.
4/10.