Disturbia

Operation Stupid is officially over!

Disturbia, staring the surprisingly good, Shia LaBeouf, is a very clever teenage horror/comedy. Depicting our tech dependant lifestyles spot on is what I truly love about this film. With some very good films under his belt I'm sure LaBeouf will become an excellent actor. He really is the best thing in the 2006 political drama, Bobby.

After the death of his father, Kale, is put under house arrest for knocking out his Spanish teacher. Under extreme boredom and after a few good comedy moment, he begins spying on his neighbors in a very Hitchcockian fashion.

There is some truly funny lines in this film, but the thing is its so realistic and natural. They talk the way we talk and act the way suburbia kids do. From eating peanut butter and chocolate syrup and red bull while watching Cheaters to our extreme paranoia. Or maybe that's just me.

But soon after the comedy banter between Kale and his Korean friend and the love interest and about 80 minutes, Disturbia becomes a very tense thriller. It was expected and built up to but I really expected the horror elements to be far more prevalent in the movie. That's what makes this different...and still very familiar. Hahaha. See Rear Window and The 'burbs.