Bad Neighbours So I have a riddle for you… What do you get when you cross Seth Rogan, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco and as much vulgarity and utter crudeness you can fit into 96 minutes of film?!? Oh my, such a horrible film, there was so much wrong with this film it was laughable. I have no idea what happened to the script or director but at some point it seemed to be let go and “say whatever the hell you wish to say” came into play. The scenes between Seth and Rose who play new parents Mac and Kelly tried ridiculously over the top to just be “real” but failed so hard it was laughable and usually quite sickening to watch and hear. So one day while Mac (Seth Rogan) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) are enjoying their new bundle of joy: baby Stella, some new neighbours begin moving in, it’s quickly realised that it’s not just a family but a frat house a rather loud and rude bunch of boys and their pledges for the New Year. Mac and Kelly decide to go next door and introduce themselves and in one way or another ask the frat brothers “to keep it down”. Soon enough Teddy (Zac Efron) and Pete (Dave Franco) Break their word and the noise wakes Stella so Mac and Kelly decide (even though the promised they wouldn’t) to call the police for a noise complaint. This is when the war begins, the frat brothers do all they can to upset their neighbours and the neighbours do all they can to get the frat house expelled from its college. That’s the story. Throw in some of the most stupid dialogue ever put to film, acting skills that belong in a Year 7 end of year play and enough crudeness and total vulgarity to make Richard Pryor turn in disgust and you’ll have Bad Neighbours. Rose Byrne is the films saving grace, she is a very funny lady even though she has one of the most disturbing scenes involving mothers milk she has more to give than anyone else in the entire film, unfortunately though she still has to put up with the shocking script but does her best to make it work. Seth I’m sorry mate but I feel your time has come, it’s time to give up the films and maybe go back and learn how to be somewhat funny again. I do feel that the couplings that were made could actually work if given the right equipment, I thought Zac Efron and James Franco were actually good characters it’s just what they were made to do that ruined it for me. I would actually watch another film with the same characters as long as there was a new writer and new director. I’m sorry but this is by far director Nicolas Stollers worst film to date… Why couldn’t he deliver another “Get Him to the Greek”?!? Or even “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”?!? I was expecting so much more from this. So my final thoughts for this film are; If you are rude, crude, and crass you will most likely love this film, but I think the audience for this film are most likely still in high school and playing most of the games the frat boys are playing either with each or other or themselves. 2/5 BanShee Screams. X
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 12:58:24 +0000
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