An average movie

Honestly, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since the buzz around it was rather intriguing, I was quite eager to check it out. Apparently, many viewers were bothered that the whole thing was basically a remake of ‘Rear Window’ (a movie I finally watched in the mean time) but I didn’t really mind. Anyway, the story wasn't bad and I thought that Shia Labeouf was pretty good. Basically, LaBeouf was hand-picked by Steven Spielberg himself since he was impressed by his performance in ‘Holes’. This movie, in turn, convinced Spielberg that LaBeouf could handle the action starring roles in ‘Transformers’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’. Fast forward 7 years later, and Shia LaBeouf has now gone from box-office darling to weird insecure nutjob (some might even call him an attention whore). Anyway, coming back to our main feature, I thought that the concept was great as it was a real interesting idea to have your main character being a teenager under house-arrest. Unfortunately, the end was a real let down and it pretty much ruined the movie for me. Still, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I think it was quite enjoyable and it is definitely worth a look.

6/10