Rating: PG13
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 04/13/2007(USA)
Release Date: 06/16/2009
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Gore
Distributor/Studio: Dreamworks Video
Salton Sea director
D.J. Caruso travels from the shore to the suburbs for this suspenseful tale of a high-school senior who suspects that his neighbor is a notorious serial killer.
Kale (
Shia LaBeouf) is a high-school senior who has yet to come to terms with the fact that his father is gone, the tragic victim of a fatal accident. As
Kale's mother (
Carrie-Anne Moss) struggles to pay the bills by picking up extra shifts at work, her son's behavior grows increasingly erratic. When an altercation at school finds
Kale placed under court-ordered house arrest, the homebound student teams with newly arrived girl-next-door
Ashley (
Sarah Roemer) to investigate the suspicious neighbor (
David Morse) whom
Kale believes to be an elusive and wanted serial killer. Their attentions focused intensely on the man they believe to be a murderous maniac hiding in broad daylight,
Kale and
Ashley trespass down a dangerous path while attempting to discern whether his suspicions are grounded in fact or just a combination of deep depression and suffocating cabin fever.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide