Destroy All Neighbors

Yet another lazy, pointless movie made as if it was a long YouTube short.

This movie was like having a coke-head show up to your party and tell you something interesting but then their high gets progressively higher and they start doing completely random new things instead of building on what they were telling you about. It also feels like the jokes were written for toddlers. They were ALL flat and did not hit the mark.

I am tired of living in a world where the influence of the online world bleeds into the movie industry. This movie is the same caliber as short films on YouTube. It also acts like it is trying to appeal quickly to followers instead of entertain a fresh audience of general people. But ultimately, it was empty and had no purpose or focus. I'm afraid we are in an era of A. D. D. Entertainment. And if you can't keep your attention focused enough to make a linear and intriguing story then how do you expect an audience to have attention to watch it?

William Brown (Jonah Ray) is struggling to finish his self-described prog rock masterpiece in his home studio. His rundown apartment building is full of noisy neighbors. When he confronts his neighbor Vlad, it goes horribly wrong and more wrong and even more wrong still.

This is a small horror comedy. There are a few recognizable faces in the cast although I don't recognize Jonah Ray. The one that I truly did not recognize is Alex Winter as Vlad. I appreciate the makeup to make him weird, but it may be more compelling to use Alex Winter's real face. He is still a named face that some people would like to see. The biggest issue for me is that I didn't laugh. I can see the comedy, but it doesn't hit the funny bone.

Now, I had never even heard about this 2024 movie titled "Destroy All Neighbors" prior to stumbling upon it by random chance. And from the title alone and the cover art, I must admit that I was immediately intrigued and had to sit down and watch the movie.

So writers Mike Benner, Jared Logan and Charles A. Pieper had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.

And they surely did! "Destroy All Neighbors" turned out to be a wonderful horror comedy that not only had a good and entertaining story, but also was a throwback to the late 1980s and early 1990s horror movies. I was more than genuinely entertained by the storyline throughout the course of the 85 minutes that the movie ran for.

I was for the majority not familiar with the cast ensemble, but they certainly had a group of very talented actors and actresses on the cast list. I was only familiar with Alex Winter and Thomas Lennon in the movie.

Visually then you're in for quite a treat, should you opt to sit down and watch "Destroy All Neighbors". It was nice to have a horror comedy such as this where things were done with practical effects, and that was most definitely something that added a lot of enjoyment to the overall impression of the movie.

"Destroy All Neighbors" was a surprise of a horror comedy, and one that I definitely recommends.

My rating of director Josh Forbes' 2024 movie "Destroy All Neighbors" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

Genuinely think this is a new horror comedy cult classic. Dashes of Evil Dead, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, The Leprechaun, even a little A Nightmare on Elm Street for me. My first introduction to Jonah Ray and he is very funny and cute, seemed a role tailor-made for him. The whole film was very high quality and seemed like so much work was put into it. From how it looked, to the gore, I really felt the love they poured in. And let's talk about Kumail Nanjiani damn near stealing the whole movie?? This was such great fun, and I know the whole horror community will wrap their chopped off arms around it :)

I recently watched Destroy all Neighbors (2024) on Shudder. The storyline centers around a music producer dealing with a frustrated live-in girlfriend and a noisy, manipulative neighbor. When the producer confronts the neighbor due to incessant noise, things take a deadly turn.

This picture is directed by Josh Forbes (Contracted: Phase II) and stars Jonah Ray (Satanic Hispanics), Kiran Deol (Sunnyside), Kumail Nanjiani (Stuber), Kumail Nanjiani (The Lost Boys) and Phil Hendrie (F is for Family).

Despite the potential, the storyline falls short. However, the horror elements shine with top-notch kills, gore, and ghosts. The landlord, neighbor, and homeless character provide humorous moments. Unfortunately, the main character comes off as overly exaggerated and annoying, and the incorporation of music into the storyline feels forced. In a lot of ways I felt this was a mess.

In conclusion, Destroy all Neighbors struggles with inconsistent writing, acting, and storyline. Still, the impressive effects make it worth a watch. I'd score it a 5/10 but recommend giving it a viewing.