Watch Number 37

In the South African film Number 37, director Nosipho Dumisa presents a gritty, thrilling crime drama that is a gritty, intense take on Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Rear Window. The movie follows Randal Hendricks (Irshaad Ally), a small-time crook in the Cape Flats neighborhood of Cape Town, who has recently been left paralyzed from the waist down following a botched robbery. Left alone in his apartment all day, Randal finds himself growing increasingly bored and restless until he begins to use his binoculars to spy on the people in the apartment complex across the courtyard.

As Randal begins to doze off one afternoon, a group of gangsters enter the apartment and start taking drugs. But Randal's snooping is soon discovered by one of the gangsters, and he must use all his wits to avoid being caught. However, when he witnesses the gangsters committing a murder, Randal finds himself in a dangerous situation - he must figure out a way to blackmail the gangsters while avoiding being killed himself.

As Randal struggles to go up against these dangerous thugs, he starts to enlist the help of his girlfriend Pam (Monique Rockman) and his best friend Warren (Danny Ross) to help him out. Together, the three of them must hatch a plan to get the damning evidence into the hands of detective Gail February (Sandi Schultz) and avoid being caught by the gangsters.

The movie is shot in a dark, atmospheric style which reflects the bleak surroundings in which the characters inhabit. Number 37's gritty look and feel is part of what gives the film its edge, and director Dumisa uses a variety of different camera angles to create a sense of danger and tension. The film also doesn't shy away from the harsh realities of life in Cape Town - poverty, drugs, and crime are all depicted in a matter-of-fact way that makes it clear just how desperate some of the characters are.

What sets Number 37 apart from other crime thrillers is how it focuses on a character - Randal - whose situation is both unique and tragic. Randal's situation is bleak and tragic: having lost the use of his legs, he is trapped in a small apartment with nothing to do all day but stare out the window. But his situation also puts him in a unique position to witness a crime, and his desperation to get out of his current situation leads him to take risks he wouldn't have taken otherwise.

The film's tense plot is bolstered by strong performances from the cast, particularly Irshaad Ally in the lead role. Ally does a great job of portraying Randal's desperation and fear, and he convincingly conveys his character's growing sense of danger as the gangsters close in. Monique Rockman is also excellent as Pam, Randal's girlfriend who finds herself getting pulled into the dangerous world that Randal has stumbled into. The chemistry between the two actors is palpable, making it easy to root for them as they work together to try and bring down the bad guys.

In the end, Number 37 is a thrilling, well-made crime drama that puts a fresh spin on the classic Rear Window formula. With its tense plot, strong performances, and gritty visuals, it's a movie that will appeal to fans of the genre and anyone looking for a tense, atmospheric thriller.

Number 37 is a 2018 thriller with a runtime of 1 hour and 40 minutes. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.3 and a MetaScore of 78.