“The Woman in the Window”

Movie Review

Based on the same-named novel by pseudonymous author A J Finn, The Woman in the Window is an American psychological thriller movie that was directed by Joe Wright from a screenplay by Tracy Letts. The story revolves around an agoraphobic Amy Adams character who starts to watch her new neighbors Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, and Fred Hechinger, and ends up seeing a crime in their flat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Anthony Mackie also star. The film premiered in May 2021. After its premiere, the movie garnered unfavorable reviews from critics, most of whom criticized Wright's direction and the script while praising the cast.

After divorcing her husband Edward, a child psychologist named Anna Fox now lives alone in a townhouse in Manhattan; he lives somewhere with their daughter Olivia, but she still communicates with them every day. Because of her agoraphobia, Anna is confined to her home, where she keeps an eye on all of her neighbors, including the Russell family who recently moved in across the street, from a second-story window. She also consumes a lot of alcohol and takes numerous drugs.

Jane Russell pays Anna a visit one evening, and the two become friends. Ethan, Jane's adolescent son, who claims Alistair is abusive, is another person she meets. Anna sees Jane being fatally stabbed in the living room one evening. She calls the police, but they don't take her seriously because they say everyone in the family is okay. When "Jane" and Alistair arrive, Anna is shocked to see that they are not the same person. She starts eavesdropping on the Russells.

David, Anna's basement tenant, swears he didn't hear or see anything, but Anna later finds out that David had previously been incarcerated and had violated the terms of his parole. She gets an anonymous email with a picture of herself dozing off. The Russells, David, and the detectives show up at Anna's house when she contacts them once more, and when one of the detectives reveals that Edward and Olivia were killed in a car wreck that Anna unintentionally caused, Anna sobs. As a result, Anna developed agoraphobia, and her medication gave her hallucinations and made her talk to people who weren't actually there.

After offering the Russells an apology, Anna gives up looking into her doubts. She uses her cell phone to record a video as she prepares to overdose on death. The original Jane is then visible in a wine glass's reflection in a photo she found of her cat, establishing her veracity. When Anna shows David the picture, he admits that the original Jane she met was Ethan's biological mother, Katie Melli. In an effort to become closer to Ethan, Katie had been pursuing the Russell household. When David declines to assist Anna in establishing the truth, Ethan, who was waiting inside the house, suddenly attacks and kills him.

Anna learns from Ethan that he killed Katie, is a serial killer who also killed Alistair's secretary in Boston, and that he now plans to kill Anna. With a stolen key, he had been entering her home all week, and it was he who had snapped the picture of her dozing off. Ethan is pushed to his death through the skylight as Anna runs to the roof, where they fight.

Detective Little sees Anna in the hospital as she is recovering and informs her that they have recovered Katie's body and that they have arrested Alistair and Jane for aiding Ethan in covering up Katie's murder. Little acknowledges watching the suicide video of Anna, but gives her phone back so she can delete it before having to turn it in as proof. He regrets not having believed her. Nine months later, Anna is clean and sober. She bids her home farewell and carries on with her life since she is no longer terrified of the outside world.

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