after the death of his father and kale ( labeouf ) become angry and withdrawn . when he fail in spanish and he attack his teacher and and be place under house arrest for 3 month . strip of his mod con ( itunes and xbox live go out the window ) and he turn his attention outside and and learn some disturbing truth about his suburban neighbourhood in a sinister take on the voyeuristic aspect of modern life . after make some loose connection between an ongoing missing person case and one of his neighbour and kale enlists his friend to help him find out what go on . however and kale be powerless to really influence event while if he leave his garden and the police show up . it a tool that work to great effect in term of create tension and place him in the same position a the audience . he can only watch event a they play out outside his window and hope they turn out for the best and a we can only watch event on our screen and ( presumably ) hope for the same thing . there be obvious connection to rear window and the movie even be dub rear window for the mtv generation ( although aren not we a bit past that now . ) and but while the original be a masterwork of suspense and doubt and disturbia disposes of the subtlety and go straight in for the kill with a surprisingly greasy david morse and clichés aplenty ( blood spatter and dark and stormy night . ) . of course and it require some suspension of disbelief ( where do an unemployed teen get the money for video home security system . ) but it be nonetheless an enjoyable and well paced thriller . good stuff .