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

Wizard-8 If Alfred Hitchcock had still been alive and making movies when "The Bedroom Window" project had been green-lit by the studio, I'm sure he would have been offered the job as director. Indeed, the premise of the movie fits comfortable with many of the movies he made. However, I am pretty sure the Master of Suspense would have not only insisted on the script being rewritten, he would have insisted on someone else being in the lead. The script should have been a lot tighter; the movie runs on much longer than it should have. Also, the characters in the movie make a lot of stupid decisions that lengthen the crisis, when characters of even average intelligence would have done a lot smarter things. And while Steve Guttenberg has been okay in other movies, here he is extremely miscast. His performance just adds to the air of dumbness that surrounds his character.In fairness, while the movie is stretched out, I can't say that there are any boring sections anywhere. And there are some well-executed moments that I think Hitchcock would have approved of. Still, I don't think this is a movie to actively seek out - wait until it crosses your path, preferably as a free screening.

Jerry Bank I was surprised to see the very favorable comments about this movie. There is no need for me to recapitulate the plot since many others have done so.I was shocked by how stupidly the characters of Terry and Denise are. Since they are the central people in the film, stupidity is not what we want from them.The plot is thin, but what Terry does with the situation beggars belief. I know that many movies depend of the main characters not doing what any reasonably intelligent and sane person would do in similar circumstances, but for some reason I found that in this movie the stupidity was too much to take.I will admit that I watched to to the end (on television), but I can't say that I would have been unhappy about the main characters coming to a bad end. They would have earned it.

whpratt1 Steve Guttenberg, (Terry Lambert) plays the role as a guy who gets himself involved with a sexual romance with his boss's wife and while they are making out in bed, there is a scream from a woman outside their window. The woman goes to the window naked and observes a woman being attacked and identifies the rapist and tells her lover all about it. Terry decides to report the incident to the police and says that he observed the entire sexual assault because he doesn't want his boss to find out about his affair with his wife. Elizabeth McGovern, (Denise) is the woman who is attacked and she gets herself deeply involved with Terry Lambert and she even goes to bed with him. There is plenty of twists and turns to this mystery and I cannot go into more details without giving away some very dark secrets to this film. This is a good film and well worth spending your time to watch. Enjoy.