Disturbia (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers (WGA):

Christopher B. Landon (screenplay) and
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Every killer lives next door to someone

Plot:

A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | House Arrest | Serial Killer | Killer | Teacher

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Kale
Sarah Roemer	...	Ashley
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Julie
David Morse	...	Mr. Turner
Aaron Yoo	...	Ronnie
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Officer Gutierrez
Matt Craven	...	Daniel Brecht
Viola Davis	...	Detective Parker
Brandon Caruso	...	Greenwood Boy
Luciano Rauso	...	Greenwood Boy
Daniel Caruso	...	Greenwood Boy
Kevin Quinn	...	Mr. Carlson
Elyse Mirto	...	Mrs. Carlson
Suzanne Rico	...	News Anchor
Kent Shocknek	...	News Anchor

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | USA:R (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Chile:14 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Norway:15 | Denmark:15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #43260) | South Africa:13V (theatrical rating) | South Africa:16LV (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Bishop, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

In the scene when Ronnie visits Kale at his home for the first time, director D.J. Caruso decided to add in the can of macadamia nuts at the last minute.

Goofs:

Continuity: Kale's tracking device already started beeping when Kale goes to Turner's house in an attempt to save Ronnie, but everything is silent when Kale is waiting outside of Turner's door with a baseball bat.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kale: Do you think he sees us?
Daniel Brecht: No, he can't see us. But trust me, he can feel us watching.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Two Step

Not very original but better than most of the teen horror/thrillers recently

Disturbia may seem like a send up of Rear Window, Fright Night, and a few others(that I forget at the moment) but if you can ignore that for once and see it with an open mind you'll enjoy it(can't guarantee that because we all have different tastes). But all in all Disturbia succeeds, the acting is alright, and good at some moments. The story isn't like-lets all do it and get killed instantly by Mr. killer! It actually thinks before it leaps. It's not all about the gore or blood factor, it actually has some soul into it, though not a lot. It has a few funny scenes and couple of thrilling moments.

Disturbia is a good send up of classic thrillers and some B movies. Props to D.J.(The director), the cast, and Mr. Spielberg for giving us something that isn't entirely predictable like most of the teen horror/thrillers are today.

So again, see it with an open mind, forget everything else. But if you hate it, you hate it.