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RELEASED 7 September 2007

Shia LaBeouf (Transformers) is confined to his house for the school summer holiday because his truculent attitude at school has lead to the police placing a tracking beacon on his leg that alerts them if he travels further than ten metres out of his house. Gazing out of the window, he learns more about his neighbours than he ever imagined. One of them even appears to be murderer! 

Experienced actors Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) and David Morse (The Green Mile) back up the young cast, while the script fails to ignite and the direction is of the identi-kit variety.

A Hollywood remake of ‘Rear Window’ only without admitting it, and forgetting to include any tension, style, fun, or intelligence.

TWO OUT OF FIVE