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Disturbia Movie Review

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Every killer lives next door to someone...

Disturbia Movie Plot:

After his father is killed in a car accident, things unravel for Kale Brecht (Shia LeBoef) and he is placed under house-arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. Having nothing better to do, Kale occupies himself by spying on his neighbors.

But one night, he witnesses what appears to be a murder going on in Mr. Turner's house. Kale becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind these murders but, after a few unsettling run-ins with Mr. Turner, it becomes a matter of life and death. And the ominous question: Who is watching who? 

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Disturbia: Main Cast

* Shia LaBeouf as Kaleb "Kale" Brecht
* Sarah Roemer as Ashley Carlson
* Carrie-Anne Moss as Julie Brecht
* David Morse as Robert Turner
* Aaron Yoo as Ronald Ryan "Ronnie"
* Matt Craven as Daniel Brecht
* Brandon Caruso as Greenwood boy #1

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Disturbia Editorial Review

by Kathleen C. Fennessy (Amazon.com)


Disturbia
(Widescreen Edition)

Alfred Hitchcock fans may experience déjà vu upon exposure to this voyeuristic thriller. That's because director DJ Caruso (The Salton Sea) and co-writer Carl Ellsworth (Red Eye) use Rear Window as a jumping-off point before cherry-picking from more recent scare fare, like The Blair Witch Project.

In the prologue, 17-year-old Kale (Shia LaBeouf, Holes) loses his beloved father to a car crash. A year passes, and he's still on edge. When a teacher makes a careless remark about his dad, Kale punches him out, and is sentenced to house arrest. After his mom (Carrie-Anne Moss, Memento) takes away his Xbox and iTunes privileges, the suburban slacker spies on his neighbors to pass the time.

In the process, he develops a crush on Ashley (Sarah Roemer, The Grudge 2), the hot girl next door, and becomes convinced that another, the soft-spoken Mr. Turner (David Morse, The Green Mile), is a serial killer. With the help of the flirtatious Ashley, practical joke-playing pal Ronnie (Aaron Yoo), and an array of high-tech gadgets, like cell-phone cameras and digital camcorders, Kale sets out to solve a major case without leaving his yard (a feat that would prove more challenging for a less affluent sleuth).

In the end, it's pretty familiar stuff, but there are plenty of scares once Turner realizes he's being watched, and rising star LaBeouf, who next appears in Michael Bay's Transformers, makes for an engaging leading man--despite his character's propensity for slugging Spanish instructors.

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Disturbia: Soundtrack

1 - "Always Love" - Nada Surf
2 - "Don't Make Me Wait" - This World Fair
3 - "One Man Wrecking Machine" - Guster
4 - "Whoa Now" - Louque
5 - "Gangsta Boogie" - Love Stink
6 - "Next to You" - Buckcherry
7 - "Because I Got High" - Afroman
8 - "We Love Reggae" - Noiseshaper
9 - "The Great American Napkin" - The Summer Skinny
10 - "Dream" - Priscilla Ahn
11 - "Lovin' You" - Minnie Riperton
12 - "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" - Lou Rawls
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Disturbia Reviews by You

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  • VivekS Jun 23, 2010 @ 6:29 am | delete
    the name disturbia intrigues and the way everything is stacked looks no less a déjà vu version of Alfred Hitchcock movies. thanks for lensing on this voyeuristic thriller.
  • Grix Feb 2, 2010 @ 7:06 am | delete
    Meh. Thats all i can say about it. It IS a nice movie after all, but it goes REALLY slowly for a suspense/ terror movie.
    You see, things just starts to get intense by the last 20-30 minutes, wich means that we pass 110 other minutes thinking that Kale is just... Disturbed.
    But i have to say, the starting sequence worths it. Specially the nice quote;
    "-C-Can he see us?
    -No, but he can feel that we are watching."
  • Arty Fufkin Jun 17, 2009 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Cheers. I haven't watched it yet but I will tomorrow. It has been sitting in the corner of he room for weeks and I wasn't sure, but it sounds good.
  • Zackfaire Sep 11, 2008 @ 3:50 am | delete
    shia lebouf is a talented actor and so was his co-star. tho i havent seen the film, ive heard of the raves and praises that it generated. soon if i have time, maybe i will take a glance at this movie.
    http://www.siakoi.com/topic-specific/two-movies-21-and-cloverfield.html
  • irreverent-misanthrope Jun 4, 2008 @ 4:15 am | delete
    Not really my genre of movie, but quite a decent specimen..You can see other movies I liked and reviewed at http://alphacharliedelta.blogspot.com or any of my lenses on movies.
  • boee Jan 13, 2008 @ 7:14 am | delete
    it was a great movie !! i loved it it was a horror, comedy film! the actors were so good! xx
  • ♪bAbY dUlCe♪ Dec 12, 2007 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    wow this movie was so interesting cuz it first starts all nice and it ends up all of murders and all this stuff idk but it got me all intense wow i%u2665 this movie!
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