House, filmed last year, follows a teen (Lawrence) who moves into a new 'hood with mom Elisabeth Shue and befriends the survivor of a multiple murder (played by the beautiful Max Thierot). The only issue -- okay, one of a few problems for our young heroine in this scenario, traumatized love interest aside -- is that the little girl responsible for the massacre is still missing. Hey, if Lawrence can survive murderous meth-head mountainfolk and "inspire a rebellion," surely she can survive anything!
But back to that Hitchcock reference. "We believe this will be to Psycho what Disturbia was to Rear Window," producer Ryder said back in early 2010 when the project was announced, "but with the addition of a strong female lead." Well, they got that strong female lead, alright. The question is, what exactly did Disturbia add to the legacy of that Hitchcock classic?
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