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Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Thursday, May 25, 2023

The Woman in the Window - 1944

An ordinary family man gets wrapped up in a murder plot when he meets a beautiful woman. He admired her portrait in a shop window, and when he goes back to her apartment, it ends in the murder of a man she knows. He now has to cover up what’s happened or risk his comfortable life.

My question is: why didn’t they call the police? This is never a good idea, and I can’t understand their reasoning in going through all this when a phone call would have been a much better choice. But then…THEN! Here’s the worst part – it’s not even real. None of it was real. It was all a stupid dream. I hate cop outs like this. The movie pulled the rug out from under me and made me instantly hate the movie. Oh, and it’s a dream over multiple days. DAYS. Have you had a dream that spanned a week? I haven’t. I guess you can say it’s like the Wizard of Oz, but Dorothy got smacked on the head, and this dude just fell asleep…

This is based on a novel, so it would be interesting to find out if they changed the ending. Maybe someday I’ll find out. In the meantime, I’ll avoid watching this again for fun. It was infuriating.



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