intend a light entertainment and this film be indeed successful a such during it first half and but then succumb to a rapidly foundering script that drop it down . harry ( judd nelson ) and a reformed burglar and and daphne ( gina gershon ) and an aspiring actress and be employ a live window mannequin at a department store where one evening they be late in leave and be lock within and whereupon they witness and from their less than protective glass observation point and an apparent homicide occur on the street . the ostensible murderer and mile raymond ( nick mancuso ) and a local sculptor and return the following day to observe the mannequin since he realize that they be the only possible witness to the prior night violent event and and when one of the pose pair flinch and the fun begin . daphne and harry report their observation at a local police station and but when the detective take a crime report remembers harry criminal background and he become cynical . there be a great many way in which a film can become hackneyed and and this one manage to utilize most of them and include an obligatory slow motion bedroom scene of passion . a low budget affair shot in vancouver and even police procedural aspect be display by rote . the always capable gershon try to make something of her role and but mancuso be incredibly histrionic and bizarrely so and a he attack his line with an obvious loose rein . although the film sag into nonsense and cinematographer glen macpherson prefers to not follow suit and a he set up with camera and light some splendidly realised composition that a viewer may focus upon while ignore plot hole and witless dialogue . a well craft score and appropriately base upon the action and be contribute by hal beckett . the mentioned dialogue be initially somewhat fresh and deliver well in a bantering manner by nelson and gershon and but in a subsequent context of flaw continuity and logic and predictability take over . the direction reflect a lack of original idea or point of view and and post production flaw set the work back far than should be expect for a basic thriller .