One of the Best Thrillers of the Year

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2008)

Disturbia (2007, Dir. D.J. Caruso)
Kale Brecht is a 17 year old who is placed under house arrest after punching one of his teachers. He is refined to his house with no available entertainment. He decides to use his free time spying on his neighbours. Things start to get weird, when guests would enter Robert Turner's house and not come back out. Kale and his friends Ronnie and Ashley Carlson start to grow more and more interested in what is actually happening within the house of Robert Turner.
I never got around to watching this when it was originally shown on the cinema. I heard only good things about this film, and after viewing 'Transformers' i became a huge fan of Shia LaBeouf, so this was one film which i really wanted to see. I was not disappointed. Let me get it out the way first. Shia LaBeouf was as fantastic and natural as he always is. All the other stars were great, especially Aaron Yoo and David Morse. The film proves that you don't need blood and gore to make a decent horror. Although the horror doesn't start till the first hour has gone, it builds a lot on the suspense, and really keeps you on the edge of your seat. This is definitely one of the best thrillers, if not one of the best films of the year.
"You cancelled my Xbox."
"iTunes, too." - Kale (Shia LaBeouf)
"You know what else i'm cancelling?"
"Maid service." - Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss)