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TVJerryMay 15, 2021

Amy Adams stars as an agoraphobic woman confined to her large New York home. While observing the new neighbors across the street, she sees something disturbing…or does she? Her mental condition compromises her credibility, but there are moreAmy Adams stars as an agoraphobic woman confined to her large New York home. While observing the new neighbors across the street, she sees something disturbing…or does she? Her mental condition compromises her credibility, but there are more issues. Even with the twists, the writing isn’t always effective (penned by Tracy Letts, who also plays a role). While Adams is trying her darndest to draw us into her world, her performance is a bit grating. She has an A-level cast supporting her, including Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore. Director Joe Wright brings his directorial flair with some moments of sly Hitchcock references. There are a few expected twists, but almost no tension to accompany the paranoia. Even though it’s mildly intriguing and the final encounter does have some bite, the whole thing feels a bit off and uneven in tone and execution.… Expand

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JLuis_001May 16, 2021

Everything it copies is badly copied.
And what it wants to try outside of it, is predictable to the bone.
Those are already very damaging elements, but the fatal blow occurs because of the total lack of suspense, and suspense is what theEverything it copies is badly copied.
And what it wants to try outside of it, is predictable to the bone.

Those are already very damaging elements, but the fatal blow occurs because of the total lack of suspense, and suspense is what the whole movie is about.

I was unable to buy the mystery, and Amy Adams was surprisingly unable to sell it.

Completely understandable why it was delayed for so long, and it's completely understandable how it ended up on Netflix.

Massive disappointment.… Expand

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ahmedaiman1999May 14, 2021

Besides the fact it's directed by Joe Wright who's behind the 2005's brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen's masterwork, Pride and Prejudice, and that it stars Amy Adams in the leading role (because she's Amy Adams!), The Woman in the WindowBesides the fact it's directed by Joe Wright who's behind the 2005's brilliant adaptation of Jane Austen's masterwork, Pride and Prejudice, and that it stars Amy Adams in the leading role (because she's Amy Adams!), The Woman in the Window has been one of my most anticipated films of the year since knowing that its lead character suffers from agoraphobia, a subject that piqued my interest for the last couple of years. Amy Adams plays the eponymous heroine, Anna. An alcoholic agoraphobic child psychiatrist who when she's not drinking wine and watching movies she quotes word-for-word, she occupies herself by spying on her neighbours, observing their activities as some sort of a abreaction to her incapacitating phobia. This voyeuristic behaviour seems to be endorsed by her own psychiatrist. In his words, "curiosity is the evidence of a decreased depression pattern," a clue that her agoraphobia was resulted from depression. Anna's anxiety disorder doesn't merely confine her to her home, for it also keeps her in a constant fear of finding herself in stressful situations, the thing that makes her very easily startled. She perceives every noise or object coming from outside her house as a source of menace. Her eyes being shown in close-ups from the opening shot and throughout the movie (with one shot including her eye alongside Salvador Dalí's eye curtain from Hitchcock's Spellbound) could be interpreted as a symbol that fittingly ties up with the film's theme of voyeurism. But aside from that, Anna's eyes being always depicted wide-open makes them susceptible to assault from what she fears, which indicates that her constant state of apprehension is her own culprit. And Amy Adams conveys Anna's tumultuous emotions and lack of instability impeccably. Additionally, Bruno Delbonnel's noir-ish visual touches along with an exemplary sound design found their way across the film to express Anna's state of mind audiovisually. Her house is drenched in yellow to represent Anna's paranoia. Sharp, abrupt cuts reflect her nervous and fidgety conduct. Shots of a vertiginous staircase lend a sense of dizziness. The sound of doorknobs as they are twisted to open the door is enough to make Anna's heart skipping a beat and even fainting.

Ok, what comes of all that build-up? Or rather, how will all these pieces be combined and brought together into a cohesive whole? Easy. Just take all of these elements, amp them up to 11, put them in a blender and splatter them out! Dutch angles, asymmetrical compositions, extreme close-ups, low and high-contrast lighting (chiaroscuro), and more noir visual elements are copiously and gratuitously thrown on the screen in quick succession. The result is, they all just wind up being confusing and don't add up anything to what've been established earlier. What about the mystery? The movie keeps teetering between portraying Anna as a lunatic (nothing good comes off that save for a shot or two that harken back to the 19-century Gothic literature and the Madwoman trope) and depicting her as a victim to gaslighting (which was subtly foreshadowed earlier, as one of the films Ethan borrowed from Anna was George Cukor's Gaslight). Neither of these routes, however, are given enough delineation to be taken or rather to be torn between. But anyway, the movie quickly abandons the conundrum it was going for in favour of an easy, hackneyed device in a futile attempt to justify that jumbled mess of a second act, which builds towards an early, unearned reveal. But be that as it may, I didn't mind an anti-climactic ending as long as the window's curtain is finally going to be drawn. Much to my dismay, there was still a third act, and boy was it horrendous! The movie that's riddled with references to other noir films — including to Rear Window, of course, to the point I doubted if The Woman in the Window is actually a riff on it — has suddenly become a cheesy b-horror movie. Groovy! The fact that one side character shows up after another without being introduced beforehand didn't bother me. For with each of them, I saw many potential threads. All of which, unfortunately, never successfully weaves anything of interest with Anna. They all end up being mere plot devices without giving them even a fraction of the consideration they were supposedly afforded, and the incredible cast of A-listers can't really save them despite having a couple of moments where they truly shine, mainly Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore. Such a let down!… Expand

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theredskyMay 17, 2021

Probably the most disappointing release of 2021 so far. I was really excited to see this because I love the actors and the film looked very interesting. I was only right about the actors. I think Amy Adams did a good job in her role as sheProbably the most disappointing release of 2021 so far. I was really excited to see this because I love the actors and the film looked very interesting. I was only right about the actors. I think Amy Adams did a good job in her role as she usually does but not great. Gary Oldman was very over the top at points but did good and Anthony Mackie was underutilized. Everyone else was fine. Gary Oldman’a kid in the movie was incredibly annoying and I didn’t really like Julianne Moore’s performance. The script is pretty awful at points. A lot of this dialogue is incredibly forced and awkward and doesn’t leave a lot to be interpreted. This film prides itself on trying to make you think but the reveal makes all of that incredibly pointless. The first two acts of the film are pretty dull. It’s a confusing, disjointed mess. The third act is abysmal though. The reveals were awful and the circumstances were terrible and obnoxious. It ruined any semblance of ambiguity the film had which really sucked. I did like some of the shots though. They felt cool and unique along with some of the framing and lighting but it’s fruitless in the overall scope of the story. The music was good but felt poorly used. Some scenes had music that probably shouldn’t and some scenes had music that felt like it belonged at other points in the movie. It’s a disjointed mess of a film that I wouldn’t recommend.… Expand

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SamuelGN_22May 19, 2021

Despite having a very talented cast, the messy script makes none of them stand out enough in The Woman in the Window.

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David_06May 14, 2021

O filme começa a ficar bom quando acontece o primeiro assassinato. Ele tem um som que deixa as situações bem angustiante. O filme não é bom para quem procura um bom filme no final de semana

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marcmyworksMay 20, 2021

Pretty awful considering its star-studded cast. Amy Adams is not great as the agoraphobic Anna, who seems to live in the most stressful middle-class neighbourhood in NYC.