Go See Disturbia!!! (*May Contain Spoilers!!!*)

Rating: 9/10 (18 April 2007)

Other viewers may disagree, but Disturbia is a wonderful teen thriller that, more often than not, borrows the basis of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (with elements of The Silence of the Lambs) and expands on it.
Shia LaBeouf is Kale, a young high-schooler on house arrest, after popping his Spanish teacher, who made a rude remark about the teen's late father.
Definitely not handling the ankle-bracelet-thingie as gracefully as Martha Stewart did, Kale comically begins to go stir-crazy in the confines of his house.
When new neighbors move in next door, Kale becomes interested in the lovely young Ashley, nicely portrayed by Sarah Roemer.
Kale begins to watch her every move (from the lonely confines of his house) and also begins to take in the abnormal-normal routines of his neighborhood (hence the title).
Aaron Yoo wonderfully plays Kale's computer geek buddy Ronnie with a wonderful ease and naturalness; seeing him and LaBeouf work off each other is a treat (and doesn't feel one bit phony). Soon, the two of them have Ashley in Kale's upstairs lair, observing the neighbors.
And it's not long when one character really starts their suspicions: the subtly creepy Mr. Turner, played with ease by David Morse (Brutal in The Green Mile) Mr. Morse's turn gives oomph! to this snake-in-the-grass, and it's this addition that makes the similarities to Rear Window kick in.
Of more, I cannot say, except that Kale has a few run-ins with the police (the ankle-bracelet works!) and unwittingly plays into the villain's hands when his emotions get the better of him, before the conclusion of this enjoyable film.
I'll definitely be buying this one on DVD when it is finally released.