Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

TheLittleSongbird 'The Bedroom Window' has garnered a lot of Alfred Hitchcock comparisons. It is not hard to see why, quality-wise it is not in the same league as the best of Hitchcock's (one of my all-time favourite directors, so the comparison already fascinated me like any film compared to Hitchcock does) work but in terms of atmosphere and the tone of the story the influence is definitely there.Starting with what doesn't quite work, which was actually not much, 'The Bedroom Window' after being strong for most of its duration loses its way in the final third when it tries to start resolving the many twists. Sadly it does struggle to do that with too much of the final third being contrived and implausible, feeling like what needed to be resolved either wasn't resolved enough or was done too conveniently. After the rest of the film being so promising and well done, it was sad that the most important section of the story was where the film most fell down.Will always admire anybody who tries to do something different to usual and try and shy away from their usual personas/roles. And there are plenty of examples of actors being cast against type and giving great or more performances (James Stewart in 'Vertigo' and Rosamund Pike in 'Gone Girl' being two notable examples). Best known for the 'Police Academy' series, Steve Guttenberg takes on a career that couldn't be more different from his typical image. Sadly count me in as somebody who (although he gives it a decent bash) who found it didn't quite pay off, for the type of film Guttenberg just seemed too laid back and that he didn't seem comfortable toning things down.However, 'The Bedroom Window' is very well made visually with a darkly slick look. The haunting but never overbearing music score is a good fit and gives the film and atmosphere good character. Hanson's direction is efficient, failing only in losing control of the twists in the final third, everywhere else he did very well.The script is taut and intriguing and for much of the film the story was paced tightly. It's always compelling and entertaining with very nice, nail-biting at its best, suspense.Guttenberg aside, the performances are fine. Particularly from a charming Elizabeth McGovern and a chilling Brad Greenquist. Isabelle Huppert is suitably calculating, and there are fine, if somewhat underused, turns from Wallace Shawn and Paul Shenar (who would have on a side note made for a better lead, although he typically played villains he had the intensity).Overall, good film and almost a great one until going off the boil in the last third. 7/10 Bethany Cox

SnoopyStyle Terry Lambert (Steve Guttenberg) is having an affair with his boss Collin Wentworth' wife Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert). A serial killer is hunting Baltimore. After a tryst at Terry's apartment, Sylvia alone witnesses an attack outside his bedroom window. Denise (Elizabeth McGovern) survives. Later, Terry decides to call the police with a description from Sylvia pretending as the witness. The police sets up a lineup with suspect Carl Henderson. Of course, he can't help them but he starts following Henderson. Another girl is killed but there is not enough evidence. The prosecutor decides to put on Denise's assault case with Terry as the only eye witness. The trial goes badly and Terry becomes the main suspect.This has a bit of Hitchcock and De Palma. I really like the story. Guttenberg is the main problem. His character is already too clueless and too Polyannish. His comedic smirk gets into the way. I can imagine many other actors would be better in a psychological thriller. He is a hard character to root for. He is either a romantic fool or an idiot. McGovern is great, Huppert is solid and the villain is creepy. This needs a different leading man. He needs to be more innocent while Sylvia manipulates him. Also I'm not sure how the final scheme is suppose to work. She gets a disguise but then he should know who she is anyways. It has to work precisely or else she's alone with the killer. The whole plan seems dubious to me. I love the bedroom window setup. The rest is a mixture of good and not so good.

Michael Neumann Besides being a spiritual mentor to almost every fledgling writer director, Alfred Hitchcock must be the most plagiarized filmmaker in history (at least prior to Scorsese, and then Tarantino). But this latest (to date) in a long line of unmistakable tributes to (rip-offs from?) the Master of Suspense is a capable thriller in its own right, concentrating on a tricky scenario instead of merely dishing out cheap copy-cat effects (step forward, Brian de Palma). The story is contrived, but never more than any Hitchcock plot ever was; it's implausible, but not enough to be insulting; and it features one of the more colorless heroes (Steve Guttenberg) in recent memory, but with good reason. To keep his affair with the boss' wife a secret, Guttenberg testifies in her place after she witnesses a brutal assault from his bedroom window. The deceit puts them both in mortal danger, and eventually makes him the prime suspect in a multiple murder case, so of course the only way to prove his innocence is by catching the true killer, literally red-handed. Coincidence plays a major role in the manhunt, but (thankfully) so does ingenuity and surprise.

Greensleeves This thriller would have made a great Hitchcock movie. As it stands, it's not too bad but it could have been so much better. However, any film that can engage the attention for nearly two hours must have something going for it and this does have an intriguing story line. It also has the advantage of a good cast, Steve Guttenberg is his usual affable self doing the wrong thing for the right reasons, Elizabeth McGovern brings a wonderful hard edge to her performance and Isabelle Huppert is beautiful but nasty. Brad Greenquist manages to imbue his role with a sinister quality without saying barely a word. The plot doesn't really hold up unfortunately and there are plenty of scenes that stretch credulity just too far. However if you are prepared to accept the film on just a surface level you will find yourself nicely entertained.