good thriller

Rating: 7/10 (4 October 2009)

if you watch this movie you cannot stop comparing it with rear window...both the movies are similar in many ways...protagonist stranded in a room(in this case a house),a parallel love affair,a helpful friend,dangerous murderer,killing of pets etc.etc...but the modernization done is very very clever and well done!!...though it would be grossly unfair to say that it is a complete rip off of rear window...this movie has its own moments..the love story is very well put in the backdrop of suspense ...even when Kale is peeping through his window to see Ashley in her swimsuits a considerable amount of suspense is created (though it is of a much lighter ton)....Shia Lebouf acting was really good as the exciting ' good for nothing turned hero' young man !!... Other than this i think the movie lacked in many aspects..or rather to be rightly put the movie could have been better in numerous ways..example. ..the suspicion of murder also shouldn't have been given away before the last moment..the revelation of the fact that the suspected murderer is actually the murderer much before the end of the story dilutes the story and eases the suspense considerably...then there is the ending ..which could have been much much better ...the whereabouts and the origins of the murderer has been completely skipped...
otherwise this movie is a very decent one..a mix of humor ,suspense and of course love...this has an appeal for all kinds of audiences..of all age groups...