...an unabashedly high-concept premise that's primarily employed to surprisingly positive effect...
CommentApr 14, 2009
Disturbia (2007)
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Reviews Counted:168
Fresh:115
Rotten:53
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: Aside from its clichéd resolution, Disturbia is a tense, subtle thriller with a noteworthy performance from Shia LaBeouf.
Theatrical Release: Apr 13, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $80.1M
Synopsis: After his father’s accidental death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) remains withdrawn and troubled. When he lashes out at a well-intentioned but insensitive... [More]
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, David Morse, Sarah Roemer, Viola Davis
Director: D.J. Caruso
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REVIEWS FOR DISTURBIA
Disturbia is a well-made, very entertaining thriller.
Feb 2, 2009
In addition to borrowing the idea behind Rear Window, Disturbia pays homage to Hitchcock in its sense of pacing, as well, in its use of the Hitchcock's signature slow build.
Aug 23, 2008
As a thriller, this is mechanical and predictable - barely one-step away from cookie-cutter formulaic - and yet the film actually works up a decent amount of genuine feeling, thanks to the cast of characters.
Jul 10, 2008
With all the promise to be the year's best teen scream flick, Disturbia gets lost while overly trying to please its demographic.
Jun 21, 2008
Disturbia takes it's time setting up the thrills and Shia LaBeouf actually acts like a high schooler.
Mar 3, 2008
An baleis stin akri ta almata tis plokis kai tis trypoyles poy kseprobaloyn deila edo ki ekei, leitoyrgei mia hara san kalogyalismeno efibiko thriler, poy toylahiston kanei tin prospatheia gia na se koroidepsei poylontas hip moyri, se antithesi me alla po
Oct 14, 2007
A limp teenage by-the-numbers version of Rear Window.
Sep 22, 2007
One of the big sleepers of the year.
Sep 21, 2007
The parts of the film that work...are surprisingly due mostly to the presence of Shia LaBeouf.
Sep 20, 2007
Hitchcock would turn in his grave.
Sep 14, 2007
Take along a good book – possibly Ted Lewis’s The Serpent – and read it by the light of the effulgent clichés.
Sep 14, 2007
Disturbia's limits are those of its hero - an amiable, faintly clueless young man with a brief attention span.
Sep 14, 2007
This occasionally amusing thriller will probably not be Shia’s best-remembered moment, but it is worth a peep.
Sep 14, 2007
Despite the interesting set-up, the action degenerates into obvious implausibility and silliness - fatal for a suspense thriller - and boredom sets in.
Sep 14, 2007
Caruso's no Hitchcock, and Disturbia is not as original, suspense-filled or well-acted as the James Stewart-Grace Kelly masterpiece, but for its predominantly male, teenage audience it delivers enough shocks to be entertaining.
Sep 14, 2007
The teen support cast are vacuous and director DJ Caruso strays a little too far into Grand Guignol territory for the over-extended climax, but Disturbia’s otherwise bang on the money: $80m at the US box-office was no fluke.
Sep 14, 2007
Not quite Rear Window, but can certainly hold its own with The 'Burbs.
Sep 14, 2007
DJ Caruso's neat little thriller won't win any awards for originality (Hitch will be spinning six feet under) but it does work surprisingly well bearing in mind you can almost second guess every plot twist.
Sep 14, 2007
Smartly directed thriller with a witty script, a great performance from Shia LaBeouf and some hugely enjoyable suspense scenes.
Sep 13, 2007
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September 9, 2008:
Disturbia Sparks Infringement Lawsuit
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August 27, 2007:
LaBeouf to Be Disturbia Director's Last Man?
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