Movie Review: Disturbia

Of all the luck! I was randomly handed a double pass to see the preview of this, so I dragged one of my good friends to see it. Very similar theme to the movie Rear Window. The crash scene at the beginning was so realistic, you felt you were there. It kept you on the edge of your seats the whole time. A must see when it's released 12th April.

Plot: After his father's accidental death, Kale Brecht (LaBeouf) remains withdrawn and troubled. When he lashes out at a well-intentioned but insensitive teacher, he find himself under a court-ordered house arrest. His mother, Julie (Moss), continues to cope, working extra shifts to support herself and her son, as she tries in vain to understand the changes in his personality. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale as he takes chances to extend the boundaries – both physical and emotional – of his confinement. His interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home toward those of his neighbours, including a mutual attraction to the new girl next door (Roemer).

Together, they begin to suspect that another neighbour is a serial killer. Are their suspicions merely the product of Kale’s cabin fever and vivid imagination? Or have they unwittingly stumbled across a crime that could cost them their lives?