Neighbor (2009)

• Year: 2009
• Released: 04 Sep 2012
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1362103/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/neighbor
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Horror, Thriller
• Runtime: 90 min
• Writer: Robert A. Masciantonio
• Director: Robert A. Masciantonio
• Cast: America Olivo, Christian Campbell, Joseph Aniska
• Keywords: amputation, torture, electrocution, needle,

3.9/10

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An utterly random movie surfing the torture porn wave

Wow, I have to say that I haven’t seen such a random movie for a while. “Neighbor” … and here it starts, even the title of the movie makes no sense with the “plot” of it. Everybody read the synopsis so I won’t get into it… there is nothing more to say about what goes on here except they spiced it up with a non-linear chaotic time-line that suggests a deeper meaning but when the credits roll you will yell at the screen about the plain stupidity of it all.

So what are the major letdowns? There is no character development whatsoever, the main villain is not explained except for some shallow sidelines that suggest she experienced something bad (duh!). The female lead overacts like hell, scenes are mashed together randomly and we never learn why the hell she is shortly portrayed as some kind of a nurse just to turn into a waitress the next moment and then become a rock chick with leather skirts and boots that she lends from a guys house. The “posh” neighborhood is portrayed inconsistently, the torture scenes are just there to reel the Hostel/SAW fans in and whats most despicable of all that the movie tries to be smart and funny with some movie quotes and lame jokes while the overall tone of the movie just doesn’t fit with this element.

Why is the girl obsessed with the guy, why does she shed one tear, what about her notebook that is strongly accented in the beginning and then dropped on the sidelines, why is that ridiculous acid face burn (worst Special FX in the movie BTW) inserted with some ghost visions just to get dropped as well. The script is a mess, visuals and actors are OK…. but this is one of the most obvious signs lately that this torture movie hype needs to end.

Rather dull torture themed flick that tries to be too clever and fails.

An unnamed psycho chick (America Olivo)breaks into the homes of suburbia, subjecting the inhabitants to horrific degrees of torture. She soon has her eye on likable guy Don, (Christian Campell)who is planning on hosting a party with his friends. However, his plans are interrupted in a bad way when our anti heroine pays him a call. Will he survive what she has in store for him? Or will his tormentor be hosting a party of her own?

I caught this at the Edinburgh Fabfest, and when the producer introduces an honest to god doctor to warn patrons of a film’s content, I couldn’t help but suspect a cheap gimmick, and unfortunately, I wasn’t wrong either.

Apart from some very impressive FX and set pieces, (and one scene in particular is guaranteed a reaction from guys and will be the talking point of the film), there’s really nothing new to see here at all.

It attempts to make use of a disastrous time slip plot device which fails miserably, and will have you scratching your head as it’s ultimately meaningless, and appears to be an attempt to give the film some gravitas, which it doesn’t have, because ultimately, the film doesn’t really go anywhere, and has no particular plot to it.

However, fans of extreme horror for the sake of it, who may have liked Grotesque for example, or who are fans of set pieces, could do a lot worse here though, as the film definitely doesn’t shy away from extreme content, shows an absolute willingness to push the envelope, and again,is technically brilliant in its execution.

The film overall however, is a pretty unremarkable and ultimately disappointing affair, which is a pity, as it potentially could have been great.

There are no words to describe how awful this is

The fact there is the word “awful” next to the one when you choose it here is about as apropos as it gets.

This was bad. It makes Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 look like Citizen Kane and that is no exaggeration, my friends. Sometimes you come across a movie so poorly executed, you sit there mouth agape wondering if it’s real. The fact that someone actually wrote what was saw on the screen down, in English, boggles the mind. Even the actors had to be giggling at how bad it was, not that these people are going to get a lot of work with the level of skill displayed (although it’s not like they had a lot to work with) – but the lead guy, he was just terrible and he’s supposed to be the brother of Neve Campbell. Well, Martin Sheen and Patrick Swayze have a bad actor brothers too, so there you go.

The guy who directed this mess should be punished. He should be locked in a room and forced to watch it over and over and over for a week straight. He should be arrested and fined and banned from ever directing anything ever again.

And for you wannabe filmmakers, take note. This is exactly what you do not do. If you want to make a movie, make sure there’s a story. Make your characters three dimensional and work on your dialog. Just having a bunch of gore with no real story does not make an entertaining film. Learn how to direct a film keeping in mind the viewpoint of the people watching (this guy sure didn’t).

Luckily we didn’t have to pay to see this waste of a DVD and I honestly feel sorry for anyone who was duped into thinking this was an entertaining movie and forking out whatever money you had to pay (even a dollar is a rip-off).

I like to write letters for stuff that is really good or really bad (this being the latter) and the only place I can think of complaining is Lionsgate. Yeah, Lionsgate? Have they scraped the bottom of the barrel or what?