The Best Hitchcock Film Not Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2007)

I went to see this film with very low expectations, not thinking that it could even compare to the brilliant "Rear Window" that it is, for all intents and purposes, a remake of. I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Not claiming to be a remake in the title and credits gave the filmmakers creative license to change the plot and characters while keeping the premise essentially the same. This results in a picture that is not so much a shot for shot remake (a la Gus van Zant's "Psycho"), but "Rear Window" as it could have been had Alfred Hitchcock chosen to set the film in suburbia. It is fun for fans of "Rear Window" to catch all the homages to the original. The movie oozes suspense, and is very Hitchcock in its style of creating tension. There are some quibbles however, some dialogue and plot points were not believable, and the movie relied too heavily "jump" scenes. On the whole, though a good movie, not a great one like "Rear Window," "Disturbia" comes highly recommended even for (especially for) fans of Alfred Hitchcock and "Rear Window".
7.5/10