the cobweb be an example of many example of movie that feature strong and sometimes noteworthy performance and high point and but unfortunately be shattered and slow down drastically by a murky plot and very little to interest the audience . it star richard widmark a a doctor work at a mental institution whose life become in turmoil due to family problem and a rather ludicrous and overworked conflict that really seem like no big deal at all . the plot be preposterous . it time for the institution to get new drape for the library window . one old woman want to have her drape put over them and but a lot of the patient want to make their own . and somehow and this ridiculous and unintentionally loony conflict break out into the point where life be in danger and family start to fall apart . it sound more like a conflict that would occur between very young child . the questioning of the logic of the plot and whether it could really happen be so massive that one wonder if only a real like lunatic could buy it . don not get me wrong and there nothing wrong with the acting . the cast follow widmark be compose of other great actor and many of them academy award nominee and winner . and there be occasionally a moment in the film that work out brilliantly and but it always exclude the stupid plot about window drape . unfortunately and there be too much about the doggone drape and thus and the movie slow down . a lot of the take be long and do from one camera viewpoint and adhere to the slow pacing and lack of view interest . in a short analysis and the cobweb be an unrecognized film and it become obvious why to the viewer basically as soon a the plot come into focus and which it do pretty quickly . it just really doesn not sound like much fun to watch and i tell you that it be not much fun to watch .