Monday, April 16, 2007
Disturbia
--PG-13-- Let us be clear about this, I don't particularly like the title and making a movie that so closely resembles a masterpiece like Hitchcock's Rear Window...usually is a big mistake, and yes here comes the obvious but, in this case it wasn't. Director D.J. Caruso kept the film within itself, never trying to make it something it isn't. That is one of the reasons Disturbia is a fun, creepy paranoid driven thriller.
Young Shia LaBeouf is continuing to build his resume of solid work by playing the guilt ridden lead character Kale. David Morse the object of Kale's paranoia fuels that feeling by playing a character that can only be described as CREEPY! The rest of the cast does an adequate job and don't really do anything to add to or take away from the film.
What I really like about this movie is that even though the cast is dominated by teenagers you never get the feeling that this is another stupid teeny bopper wanna be thriller. It is a legitimate thriller that all ages above 13 can enjoy.
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