A decent movie

Rating: 6/10 (8 October 2007)

I always like to see the original before i see the remake but i had not seen Alfred Hitchcock's's 'Rear Window' when i stumbled across this movie but decided to watch it anyway.
First off i like the idea of this movie. A late teen is forced to stay home during summer holidays. So it doesn't seem a big deal because of all the technology he has in his room but thanks to his mum he no longer has that. Now that in itself would be my worst nightmare.
He starts spying on his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them is a murderer. A fairly simple plot but it works.
Before this i had only seen Shia LaBeouf in minor roles in such films as I, Robot and Constantine but his performance was fantastic in the lead role, Sarah Roemer did a good job playing 'The girl next door' and David Morse was exceptional as the creepy neighbor who is a suspected murderer.
This movie is not overly good but is definitely worth watching, if not owning in your DVD collection. 6/10