Review of Disturbia (2007) by Akilax — 06 Mar 2021

If you're a bit tired or drunk and you're looking for some light entertainment by watching a teen horror movie, this movie is an option for you.

The movie is driven forward by obviously stupid decisions of the main protagonist. Most decisions offer a guaranteed resolution of the problem or a high risk alternative that yields basically the same results. The protagonist consistently makes the wrong decision and that is the only way the plot can continue.

While I was watching Disturbia, I often remembered "Scary Movie" from the year 2000, because some scenes felt so ridiculous, despite them not being intended to present themselves in such a way. Don't go into this movie expecting a well written thriller experience.

The setting is nothing really innovative and certainly a far cry from the sometimes cited Hitchcock original, Rear Window. The writing is even farther from it.

There is a good scene between LaBeouf and Roemer on the balcony, where they have a talk. Almost everything else is not memorable, at least not in a good way.