tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post1623594029304912762..comments2024-03-28T11:22:19.658+11:00Comments on Classic Movie Ramblings: The Woman in the Window (1944)dfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post-84901133585649096622022-04-19T03:05:03.818+10:002022-04-19T03:05:03.818+10:00Yeah, it's definitely a movie for two showings...Yeah, it's definitely a movie for two showings.<br /><br />It's not perfect - neither Duryea, the great villain-star, nor Raymond Massey, brilliant as the DA, are in it nearly enough. Makes complete sense plot-wise, but disappointing - it's almost too well-structured!tom j joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108887693320361796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post-59066383706801825632022-04-18T19:52:25.086+10:002022-04-18T19:52:25.086+10:00It's a movie I need to watch again. I think it...It's a movie I need to watch again. I think it's one of those movies that needs more than one viewing.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185482420929995617.post-45104528521547491502022-04-17T08:28:49.543+10:002022-04-17T08:28:49.543+10:00I've just watched this (not for the first time...I've just watched this (not for the first time) on Blu Ray, and personally I think the ending fits perfectly. It doesn't feel tacked on (there is dialogue early in the film that references at least part of what happens) and it's nicely done IMO. <br /><br />Although the scenes with the DA and the cops can come across as edgy, you could also view them as black comedy. I just feel a different ending would have ended up falling flat. I don't know if Scarlet Street was in pre-production when they were making this, but the endings work because they're so different.<br /><br />Also, I'm not always a fan of the music scores in old films - they can sometimes get a bit histrionic - but the music to this film is pitch perfect.tom j joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108887693320361796noreply@blogger.com