Predictable thriller but still a great ride.

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2014)

I enjoyed this more than I expected too. As a thriller it's very predictable, yet it still works, borrowing and updating Rear Window in a clever way. Shia LaBeouf plays a teen sentenced to house arrest who becomes convinced (through boredom) that his neighbor (played by a super creepy David Morse) is a serial killer. He does a great job, the kid can act and I liked his interaction with the entire cast. There are some laughs and a bit of romance with the girl next door and I felt like this showed teens in a realistic way. The opening scene with the car accident is shocking and brutal. It does fall apart a bit in the last 15 minutes but still a great ride. 7/23/14