Disturbia - Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse

Release Date:
April 13th, 2007 (wide)

REVIEW SUMMARY

“Disturbia,” a kind of adolescent “Rear Window,” is nowhere near as clumsy or grandiose as its title. The hero, a troubled but basically decent young man named Kale (Shia LaBeouf), does remark once or twice on the dullness and fakery of his suburban milieu, but this is really just antisocial teenage posing. Kale and his mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) live in a lovely Craftsman-style house on a leafy block, and the possibility that a serial killer may live next door just adds character. “Disturbia” will never be accused of undue originality, but its adherence to genre conventions works in its favor. There are no big surprises, but the jumps and jolts are well timed and the overall mood is at once grisly and good-natured — more diverting than disturbing. — A. O. Scott, The New York Times