A pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting elderly neighbor while keeping his every reaction under surveillance. A series of coincidences lea... Read allA pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting elderly neighbor while keeping his every reaction under surveillance. A series of coincidences leads to tragedy.A pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting elderly neighbor while keeping his every reaction under surveillance. A series of coincidences leads to tragedy.
William Charles Mitchell
- Judge
- (as William C. Mitchell)
Francesca Ling
- Young Woman
- (as Francesca Baer)
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Watched this because James Caan was in it. Reviews suggested it would have a Don't Breathe/Paranormal Activity vibe about it and I'd agree.
Two kids surveil and "haunt" Caan as a an alleged social experiment and document it all in a found footage style.
Caan plays the miserable old guy perfectly and still has great presence, pretty good for a "150 year old"!
It moves at a steady pace and rewards you at the end with a solid twist.
Two kids surveil and "haunt" Caan as a an alleged social experiment and document it all in a found footage style.
Caan plays the miserable old guy perfectly and still has great presence, pretty good for a "150 year old"!
It moves at a steady pace and rewards you at the end with a solid twist.
After having seen the trailer for this flick, I think many can relate to the feeling that we were going to witness a wannabe 2016 version of "Disturbia". But, to our surprise, this brings a different approach on that "scary, murder-looking neighbor" theme. It's fresh, suspenseful and definitely keeps you always wondering on what that old man really is up to and how these two knuckleheads are keeping things under control, but were they really? The acting by Miller and Gilchrist is good, although nothing out of the ordinary. Kudos to Caan for living up to his name, he really did a good job of pursuing this character. The music throughout the whole film was definitely on point and was to me a very nice touch. Overall, the movie is pretty solid. Give it a watch, I doubt you'll be disappointed.
I think the IMDB rating is dead on with this movie. Nothing special but definitely entertaining enough to the point you want to see what happens next.
Plus how you can you not like the main dude after Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
Plus how you can you not like the main dude after Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse?
This movie was a great surprise, I didn't know anything about it but found it on iTunes and took the gamble as the trailer was intriguing.It did not disappoint, what could have quite easily been another shaky cam mess of a home footage film turned out to be a real gem. This film builds nicely and despite the simple plot does a great job keeping you on the edge of your seat. The film is also edited in such a way that it keeps you guessing but then slowly feeds you the tid bits to keep you going. At no point was I bored watching this movie although I was worried it would be a bit of an Americanised college "bro" movie 5 minutes in, stick with it and enjoy where this goes. The film is based in two houses and given the limited location you'd think it would be quite easy to get bored by this however the director seems to ramp the tension up and down in all the right ways. I can't recommend this enough and it had my girlfriend in tears. Well worth a watch!
To keep it short, very average film but entertaining. All good, convincing acting. Truly a lot of the film is the two leads in a bedroom watching the cameras they put in place of their neighbor. The believable acting and differences in opinion between the characters was entertaining enough for me to watch this film. Unlike Paranormal Activity which is kind of the same concept only this film, The Good Neighbor, has dialogue. The story was cut up between three different time lines that were inserted bit by bit to unravel the complete story and it was executed beautifully. Without giving spoilers, it leads on in such a way that it makes you guess the ending. I personally guessed it wrong again and again and I could not predict the climax of the film but some smaller parts I could. One thing I like in the film were the references to other films and the posters of old films like, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and Night of the Living Dead. It does make sense in the film to the main character, Ethan, played by Logan Miller who's character is into film. My favorite part of this film is the very last shot that shows the true nature of one of the characters. But no spoilers so I can't elaborate. I guess you'll just have to watch the film! I watched this on Netflix in my free time and I can't say I wasted my time. I would also recommend renting it but I personally wouldn't purchase this film unless I hadn't yet seen it. It feels like a one time watch but with the realistic performances, maybe I could watch it again.
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was screened at the South by Southwest Film Festival under the title "The Waiting", which was changed once Vertical Entertainment bought the distribution rights.
- GoofsIt's highly unusual that Officer Palmer was dispatched alone to a call about a woman screaming from Harold's basement. He could hardly investigate the matter without potential harm to his safety..
- Quotes
Officer Palmer: Got a noise complaint, you mind if I come in?
Harold Grainey: Um, yeah, yeah I do.
[smiles faintly]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Minty Comedic Arts: My Top 10 Recent Horror Movies (2018)
- SoundtracksBlue Suede
Performed by Vince Staples
Written by Marvin Thomas and Vince Staples
Courtesy of ARTium Records / Def Jam Recordings license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $90,573
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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