Dreamworks, 2007 (MPAA Rated PG-13 for terror, violence, and sexual content)
Genre: Suspense, Thriller
Honors:
- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, 2008
- Nominated for Empire Awards, Best Thriller, 2008
- Nominated for Kids' Choice Awards, Australia, Blimp Award, 2007
- Nominated for MTV Movie Awards, Best Kiss, 2008
- Nominated for People's Choice Awards, USA, Choice Actor (Shia LeBeouf) and Choice Horror Movie, 2008
- Teen Choice Awards, Choice Actor (Shia LeBeouf) and Choice Movie, 2007
watch to the extremes. In the months following the death of his father in a fatal car accident, Kale (Shia LeBeouf) becomes overtly defiant, even violent, to the point that he socks his Spanish professor, lands himself in juvenile court, and is sentenced to three months of house arrest. What to do with all of that free time? Without access to the physical world beyond his front lawn, Kale turns to the only logical form of entertainment: spying on his neighbors. Only, what starts as innocent observations transforms into a technological stakeout when Kale begins to suspect that his neighbor is a serial killer and is responsible for countless unsolved missing women cases. As Kale and two of his friends gather more and more footage and test theories, the line between spying and creating evidence is crossed, and viewers will be frightened at how easy it is for an innocent person to be framed and a killer to go free. The suspenseful investigation scenes,, gory imagery, and chilling soundtrack to the movie make it a horror film with deep psychological thriller undertones.
Opinion: I was enjoying the comical breaks in this movie a lot, as some of the suspenseful scenes were very chilling and had my nerves on edge. By the time the mystery was resolved and the movie concluded, I wasn't sure whether I liked the film or not. The acting was superb, the directing amazing, and the plot had you doubting the evidence left and right, but when Kale and the killer face off toward the conclusion of the movie, the gore and music was so intense I felt like I couldn't watch anymore! I would definitely NOT recommend this movie to a younger tween. I think many older tweens like this kind of scary movie and will enjoy some of the erotic moments and heroicism displayed by Kale, but I have a hard time feeling like it is a good movie for young people of any age to watch. My personal feeling is that it over-glorifies the uses of technology to spy and the use of weapons to solve conflict.
Ideas: This movie would fit in well in a horror movie display; perfect for a Halloween theme for young adults and up.
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