Disturbia is a film I’m going to assume you’ve never heard of but it has been number one at the box office for the past two weeks. I’ve been hearing a lot about the box office failure of Grindhouse which people have been analyzing and conversing about. Well this Disturbia film is the reason why: so enamored is everyone with its charms they just don’t have time to buy tickets to sit and watch Grindhouse for three and a half hours.
Depending on how snide you want to be Disturbia is either a remake of Rear Window or a rip off of it. It is also geared towards the teenage crowd so instead of a Jimmy Stewart with a broken leg it’s the Disney Channel’s own Shia LaBouef under house arrest for punching his Spanish teacher. He gets an ankle braclet that will go off if he steps outside his property so he spends his time stalking his room window. He and his obligatory Asian comic relief friend spend half their time ogling the new girl next door and the other half convincing them selves that their other neighbor is a notorious serial killer. One thing that bothered me was that their evidence against the neighbor was less than convincing. Of course in the great tradition of Rear Window rip offs they are never less than zealous in their convictions that this guy absolutely has dozens of hacked up bodies in his garage.
As soon as you get that this is Rear Window for the under twenty crowd you know exactly what will happen. This is as predictable a film as you’re likely to see in the theater anytime soon. But what Disturbia gets right is that it has an uncanny understanding of its audience and what they want to see. Pop songs, cell phone cameras, Xbox live. Whatever they’re into this movie is into as well. Plus, for some reason I really like the Disney Channel’s own Shia LaBouef, possibly for the same reason I like Cory Feldman.
I’m a reluctant to come out a recommend this movie but it has an easy charisma that sort of won my over.
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