From the beginning this movie was rolling right along, not slow, not boring, not second of being annoyed. Well except for the scenes where they decided to use home video camera, and you kinda felt a little dizzy, but that just added to the goodness of the overall effect. It was funny, sexy, scary, and surprising. The concept was old, dating back to good old Alfred Hitchcock, and Rear Window of 1954. The modern twist on it made it worth seeing. A young kid stuck up all summer long in his house, after losing his dad. His mom seeing the guy who he thinks is a killer, a hottie next door has just moved in, and his best friend is just wacky. Throw all this stuff together, add some adjectives and mix it up just right and you got yourself a pretty damn entertaining movie. It doesn't stop, not for a second. It's over before you know it, and you are satisfied.
Shia LaBeouf does a pretty good job, and is going to have a promising career. He doesn't make you annoyed by his actions or moves, but does exactly what you would expect him to do. Aaron Yoo will have you laughing threw out the movie for his silly antics that continue through out the whole thing, with a curiously funny introduction to his character. A nice relief after the disturbing beginning of the movie. Sarah Roemer does a good job at dropping jaws, and plays the perfect tease. David Morse is just downright bad ass, but makes you hate his guts with his sneaky acts. Carrie Anne Moos is just hard to imagine as a mom, but her role is really annoying, treating her son like crap after everything he's been through. The movie has its good moments, and great moments, nothing really that bad to report at all. This isn't an Oscar movie, nor a straight to video show. It is the perfect date movie. It is a movie you can watch be entertained, maybe learn a few things about technology, and just hate the government some more. 4 out of 5 for this weekend thriller.
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