Cliché and formulaic thriller

Rating: 5/10 (22 September 2007)

Kale was a very unlikeable main character who basically becomes a delinquent after his dad is killed in a car wreck. I've read excuses about how it's tough when a parent dies, well not to put too fine a point on it but everyone's parents die and this movie takes place a year later. There is no excuse for Kale's behavior. We get a glimpse of why Kale might be acting out so flagrantly as his mother only shows up when he gets in trouble. But suddenly Kale goes from rebellious knothead to first rate guy when a nice piece of tail moves in next door and Kale gets to spend his time ogling her tail (and so do we) as she does aerobics, swims and reads. The piece of tail, played by Sarah Roemer, inevitably falls for Kale, the badboy next door. We can only presume she likes being watched. Eventually Kale begins to believe his other neighbor is a serial killer and you can, and will, guess where it goes from there.
Shia LaBeouf plays the same character as in Transformers. Sarah Roemer plays the same character as Megan Fox in Transformers. David Morse plays as David Morse. Carrie Ann Moss sleepwalks through her minor role.