Disturbia

USA 2007, 100 minutes
Dir. D. J. Caruso
Genres: Suspense/Crime / Serial Killers

Feat. Carrie-Anne Moss, Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Viola Davis

Aroview: Highly suspenseful retake of Hitchcock’s REAR WINDOW, about a high-school senior who suspects his neighbour is a notorious serial killer.

Supplanting James Stewart’s wheelchair with newcomer Shia LaBeouf on ‘house arrest’, this rachets up a surprisingly sustained level of tension, supplemented by the scenario’s subtext in confinement and voyeurism. A refreshing change from current horror trends in sadism and torture, with old-school fright values and an appreciation of anxiety over gore.