Disturbia- "I can see you"

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2008)

Disturbia- teen version of Rear window with a little Burb's and Relentless thrown in. Instead of the plaster cast on the leg to immobilise the watcher we have a teen with a house custody sentence restricted by a leg cuff. Funny fillers such as a burning bag of dog pooh on the doorstep lighten the mood however tension is lacking at that stage only to erupt in violence later a little subtlety would have been nicer.
The teen element of boredom and hormones make the peeping element creepier than the journalists general nosiness. ASBO my rear window!
The huge teen party that always happens when parents go away does happen as usual, the girl is not Grace Kelly she's more the pretty girl next door her character is better developed than Grace's and not so shallow a character-NOT a fashion model so that's a plus. The killer instead of a one off has become a full serial murderer with fully equipped murder room. Rear window had better tension and subtlety but could have done with a little more of the grittiness of this film.