Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

BeSummers Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

mike-1730 What on earth was the point of this load of dross? I presume it was a vehicle for Mr Reeve? Hitchcock's Rear Window, was one of the greatest suspense films ever, the only suspense here was how long could I keep awake. Robert Forster ought to have known better, he is a superb actor and is just about the only character in this movie one can recognise as being bothered. Teleplays, with some honourable exceptions, are usually crap, but there was more wood in this script than in Sherwood Forest. Leave well alone when it comes to attempting to remake the classic movies, I admired Christopher Reeve for his heroic struggle against adversity, he will be remembered for doing many better things than this. If only I could have given it nought out of ten. DREADFUL.

Jackson Booth-Millard I knew this wasn't going be better than the original Sir Alfred Hitchcock/James Stewart version, but it is certainly a good attempt at remaking a classic. Basically architect Jason Kemp (Golden Globe nominated Christopher Reeve) has a car accident, ending with him being paralysed, and after getting out of hospital he is placed in a wheelchair, and back in his large apartment. The only thing he can do to entertain himself, with nothing to do, is spy on his neighbours out of his window. He is regularly visited by work colleague Claudia Henderson (Daryl Hannah), and his nurses Antonio Fredericks (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) and Leila, Jason's Ex-Wife (Anne Twomey), but mostly alone he suspects neighbour Julian Thorpe (Ritchie Coaster), after seeing many arguments, and hearing a scream, that he has killed his wife Ilene (Allison Mackie, also playing her sister). As time goes by, Jason gets himself great technological spying equipment, contacts people with his voice activated technology, and tries to convince who he can of his suspicions, including Detective Charlie Moore (Robert Forster). Towards the end, Julian confronts Jason and attempts to murder him and the nurses, and the film concludes with an almost happy ending, involving an artwork from Thorpe. In terms of modernising, that is certainly a big factor, and Reeve's true paralysis (instead of a broken leg like Stewart) adds more realism and edge to the story, and for one of his last roles before dying in 2004, this was a good one. It was nominated the Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie (Dramatic Underscore) for David Shire. Worth watching!

bob the moo Having survived a car crash, Jason Kemp is left paralysed from the neck down and his only comfort is the fact that his high paying job has allowed him to have his flat kitted out with loads of assistive technology. Trying to cope with the loss of his body, Jason is determined to stay busy but soon finds himself becoming fascinated with the apartment block across the road from his own flat. He spots a woman across the road getting into a domestic with her boyfriend and call the police on him. Being just as nosey, one of his helpers, Antonio, feeds his interest by getting him a camera and monitor set up. However when the boyfriend comes back something happens and the woman he has been watching seems to no longer be in the flat Jason suspects murder.The term "vanity project" could be applied to this film since it is more about Reeve himself than his character, but in this case it would be a hardhearted person that would attack the film on this ground. The film has a certain amount of novelty value due to the presence of Reeve but outside of that it is hard to ignore how inferior it is to the Hitchcock original. I know some reviewers have been so moved by the presence of Reeve that they have found it difficult to review the film as what it is meant to be – which is something of value in its own right. As such this remake isn't actually that good because it lacks tension, character and originality. It isn't terrible of course, because it is reasonably engaging but, aside from the novelty value, I can't see why anyone would chose to watch this in place of the original.Reeve is pretty good in the lead role. He is natural enough and convincing in his sense of panic but he is hardly given that great a performance. I can understand why viewers would be sympathetic in their judgement of his performance but perhaps they have been a bit too generous – it is brave, but not brilliant. Talking of "not brilliant", good to see Darryl Hannah still churning out the wooden performances. Forster is a nice "pre-Jackie Brown" find but doesn't have much to do, while I didn't care for Santiago-Hudson that much.Overall this is a so-so film that benefits greatly from the presence of Reeve. Aside from his return to the screen there isn't a huge amount to make this worth a look – particularly when it has been done so much better elsewhere.

lance20_1999 The movie really inspired me because Christopher Reeves got in an accident and that caused him to be paralyzed but that didn't stop him from doing everyday things. At the end of the movie Christopher Reeves falls madly in love with his partner helping him out to solve the case. That right there shows me that anybody weather your disabled or not can do anything if they put their mind to it. Christopher Reeves is a good example for all of us because he shows us that anybody can be anything they want to be. This movie is probably also one of the best movies because it pays to have a cute actor like Christopher Reeves playing the part of the guy who spies on people.