: Disturbia
With obvious plot allusions to Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window, in this film we’ve got a troubled teen under home arrest (with an ankle bracelet to keep him on the property) watching the neighbors. He begins to suspect one neighbor of being a serial killer and sets out with the help of a couple friends to prove it. Not bad. It’s well-done technically, but it’s a bit long, the ending’s typical — the neighbor’s guilt or innocence isn’t confirmed until the end, of course. Basically, the premise just feels like something we’ve seen too many times before. Above average and the new characters and modern setting do bring a bit of freshness to the idea, but it’s not quite enough to make this anything other than a mild diversion.
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