‘The Bedroom Window’ (R)

In"The Bedroom Window," a young business type (Steve Guttenberg) has gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom when his girlfriend (Isabelle Huppert) witnesses a rape attempt from the bedroom window. But there's a catch -- the girlfriend is also the wife of the young business type's boss. She briefs him; he goes to testify.

Morbidly curious, he gets involved in investigating the suspect himself, following him to bars and so forth. Of course, he ends up in the same places as the suspect, at the same times. Thus, he becomes the suspect. The girlfriend won't save him. But another girl (Elizabeth McGovern) -- the victim he supposedly witnessed -- falls for his romantic goofiness and swarthy good looks.

"The Bedroom Window," in other words, is yet another tiresome pastiche of old Hitchcock films, particularly "Rear Window" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much." We've seen it before, done (needless to say) better. The craftsmanship of the film aspires to the second rate. And it's a little wiggy to try to create a silky kind of glamorous intrigue in Baltimore.

"The Bedroom Window" is nicely cast (by Mary Colquhoun) in the supporting roles, and McGovern sinks her teeth into being a tough moll. But Huppert seems to be reading her lines from Berlitz flashcards. The goggle-eyed Guttenberg fares no better. He does, however, unveil the sculpture of his hammy pectorals. This, like the appearance of the "Star Trek" sequels, has become one of the few constants in the movie business.

"The Bedroom Window" is rated R and contains violence, nudity, profanity and sexual theme.