If you've seen Rear Window [0], the trailer for Disturbia [1] feels very familiar, but despite that — or maybe because of it — I'm still captivated by the premise. Rising star Shia LaBeouf [2] plays Kale, a teenager on house arrest for assaulting a teacher who uttered some unkind words about Kale's recently deceased dad. He whiles away his posh "prison" time watching the goings-on outside, including those involving his hot new neighbor, Ashley (Sarah Roemer).

Soon, Ashley is onto Kale and wants a piece of the stakeout action, too. The teens become convinced that a creepy neighbor across the street is actually a killer, and from the looks of it, the movie goes into full-throttle thriller mode from there. For more details and to watch the trailer,

I don't know much about director D.J. Caruso, who has worked on "The Shield" and The Salton Sea [3], but the movie looks promising. It comes out this Friday the 13th, with the also creepy but less promising Perfect Stranger [3]. Tune in later for my review, and watch the trailer now and tell me what you think.

Photo courtesy of DreamWorks [4]