disturbia

every killer lives next door to someone
Kyle (Shia LaBeouf) is placed under house arrest after punching his Spanish teacher. His mother Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss), terminates his accounts with iTunes and XBox. Bored out of his wits, Kyle takes to spying on his neighbours as a alternate form of entertainment. Enter next-door hottie, Ashley (Sarah Roemer) whom Kyle soon forms an obsession with.

He soon sees a pattern in his neighbours' everyday life. And he gets more than what he bargained for when he soon realises he could be living just opposite a wanted serial killer, Mr. Turner (David Morse). Things gets dangerous after Julie pays Mr. Turner a visit.

While the plot isn't the best and most original, the cast makes up for that. Watching Shia LaBeouf take lead in this movie, makes us forget his humble (and cringe-worthy) beginnings in shows like Even Stevens. In a show like Disturbia, the build-up and parts leading up to the climax of the movie focuses a lot of the characters. He is intriguing to watch and holds the movie perfectly together.

Sarah Roemer plays Ashley, whom Kyle has a crush on. Not much from her though. Not exactly bad, but some how I felt that her take on the character wasn't how I expected it to be. Her portrayal of Ashley came across as a little too reserved, to the point of being a little distant, even when more than halfway through the show. Maybe it was her way of playing hard-to-get and sexy, but it just didn't work too well for me.


The adults brings stability to the show. David Morse as Mr. Turner is subtle and creepy. He appears out of nowhere, and talks so calmly it is unnerving. Yet, you sense this dread and fear, this power he radiates. He makes sure this movie isn't a scream fest. Julie, Kyles mother, played by Carrie-Anne Moss is the on-screen troubled single parent to the last scowl and frown. She doesn't really know how to handle Kyle, yet tries to meddle in his affairs, often making things worse.


In all, the producers managed to esembe a strong cast and perfectly casted roles. The only one scene that made me a little disappointed was the car scene between Mr. Turner and Ashley. While Mr. Turner was chilling to the bone, Ashley just looked like a damsel in distress. What could've been a great scene only turned out to be okay.