Disturbia: the Spectacular

While there is very little that is original about Disturbia, it unfolds with a slow intensity and builds to a nauseatingly suspenseful finish. ShiaLaBeouf is one of the most watchable young actors and has a great screen presence; here he brings out your inner voyeur as a 17-year old confined to house arrest after punching his Spanish teacher. The premise -- borrowed from Rear Window -- is simple: when confined to the home curiosity takes over, and sometimes you get more than you anticipate when you spy on the neighbors. It's a nailbiting PG13 thriller along the lines of Wes Craven's Red Eye and -- while it contains its fair share of unrealism and cliche -- it will keep you on the edge of your seat. A modern update of Rear Window with less subtlety, it nevertheless has humor and style and the first ten minutes will really mess with you.