Disturbia is a remake for the MTV generation of the Alfred Hitchcock suspense classic Rear Window. If the film has a message, it is that being a Peeping Tom is good fun - and ultimately good for the neighbourhood.
Directed by D. J. Caruso and written by Christopher Landon, Disturbia focuses on three hyper-imaginative teenagers who spy on a neighbour they suspect of being a serial killer.
The leader of the three-man surveillance team is Kale, played by DreamWorks' golden boy Shia LaBeouf.
Kale is grounded for three months as punishment for punching his Spanish teacher in the face.
He has got into the habit of peeking at his neighbours from his window. He has an array of gadgets - from video camcorders to mobile phones - to help him in the pursuit of his new hobby.
Joining him in his perverse interest are Ashley (Sarah Roemer), who enjoys anything that requires her to bare flesh (from yoga to sunbathing), and Kale's school chum Ronnie (Aaron Yoo).
The three notice something fishy about their neighbour Mr Turner (David Morse), whose menacing look by day and odd behaviour by night suggest a dark secret. Could it be that he's stacking up corpses in the garage?