Disturbia

At a certain point, movies like Disturbia require suspension of belief. To its credit, that moment comes much later in the game than usual. Up until then, like "Rear Window" before it, Disturbia is sly and suspenseful and full of mounting dread.Read Full Review »

Though it's not likely to become a classic like the Hitchcock film, it's a smart and well-acted teen thriller that serves up some lively scares.Read Full Review »

Cool stuff. Cool movie.Read Full Review »

There are no big surprises, but the jumps and jolts are well timed and the overall mood is at once grisly and good-natured -- more diverting than disturbing.Read Full Review »

If it's possible to be a rip-off with wit, Disturbia qualifies.Read Full Review »

A nice little mystery thriller that takes a wrong turn on the way to its climax and morphs into a slasher movie.Read Full Review »

There's not one single bombshell dropped in Disturbia; everyone is exactly who you think they are and does exactly what you think they'll do precisely when you think they'll do it.Read Full Review »

"Rear Window" never comes up in the Disturbia press notes, which is probably just as well since it steals that movie's premise but none of Alfred Hitchcock's wit, finesse, or seduction.Read Full Review »

LaBeouf is appealing as the frustrated shut-in, and comic-relief cred goes to Aaron Yoo, who plays his neurotic buddy Ronnie. The ending, though, drags, and the film quickly shifts from a clever homage to "Rear Window" to a bad parody of "The Silence of the Lambs."Read Full Review »

What the new movie lacks in craft, suspense and metaphoric richness it makes up for with, um, gadgets.Read Full Review »