"Disturbia" movie review

Movie review today! I don't have any book reviews because I have been watching and re-watching one movie for days now! I just love Netflix and the ability to keep movies for days or weeks if you want. I got "Disturbia" last Friday and have watched it at least once a day since (ok, last night I watched it twice!). I don't know what it is about this movie, but I am loving it.


"Disturbia" is a retelling of Hitchcock's "Rearwindow". It stars the handsome and oh so cute Shia LaBeouf, as "Kale". Kale is a teen dealing with a lot - he's also under house arrest for punching out his teacher. Kale had a happy life and good close family until his father died in front of his eyes. Kale sinks into despair and lashes out - hence punching his teacher when his teacher pours salt into Kale's still open wounds.
Kale ends up with an ankle bracelet and can't leave his property for three months. His mother gets sick and tired of Kale doing nothing but making a mess so she cuts off his subscriptions to video games, his ipod and his cable tv. Bored to death, Kale begins watching his neighbors for entertainment and soon learns more about most of them than he ever wanted to know.
One new neighbor Kale wants to know better is the beautiful new girl next door- Ashley. He watches her and learns to really know her and see who she is - this endears her and she awards Kale with a passionate kiss. These two were great together, but they weren't alone in this story.

Kale's best buddy Ronnie plays a large role too, and he's great. Together the three stake out the neighborhood and discover a serial killer living next door. But the serial killer doesn't want to get caught and he knows the teens are watching him.
This movie has action, lots of suspense, moments that make you jump in surprise (even after 4 viewings I still jump at one scene! lol), good teen interaction friendship (loved Kale & Ronnie as best buds) and some romance with a wounded hero all coated in teen angst! What's not to like? Nothing. I love this movie! I give it 5 out of 5 stars for a teen suspense/thriller movie.