watch beautiful woman sneak around and play cop and robber be one of the most delightful guilty pleasures the medium film let me enjoy . so the house on carroll street be not entirely a waste of time and although the story be contrive and the screenplay uninspired and somewhat irritating . there be many allusion to different hitchcock picture and not least the choice of kelly mcgillis in the starring role . she be dress up a grace kelly and and she be not far off the mark . not at all . but her character be not convince . the way she be introduce to the audience and she should be someone with political conviction and a purpose in life . after all the movie deal with a clearly defined time period and true event and a specific issue . but the story degenerate within the first minute into a sorry run off the mill crime story with unbelievable coincidence and high predictability and a set of two dimensional character . this be all the more regrettable and a the performance of the actor be good and a be the photography and the set design . the finale in central station and new york be breath take . it start in the subterranean section and then move up to the roof . the movie can be praise for it good use of architecture .